Colouring the Past: The Significance of Colour in Archaeological Research - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1859735479 ISBN 13 : 9781859735473

Editeur : Berg Publishers, 2002

Synopsis

Colour shapes our world in profound, if sometimes subtle, ways. It helps us to classify, form opinions, and make aesthetic and emotional judgements. Colour operates in every culture as a symbol, a metaphor, and as part of an aesthetic system. Yet archaeologists have traditionally subordinated the study of colour to the form and material value of the objects they find and thereby overlook its impact on conceptual systems throughout human history.This book explores the means by which colour-based cultural understandings are formed, and how they are used to sustain or alter social relations. From colour systems in the Mesolithic, to Mesoamerican symbolism and the use of colour in Roman Pompeii, this book paints a new picture of the past. Through their close observation of monuments and material culture, authors uncover the subtle role colour has played in the construction of past social identities and the expression of ancient beliefs. Providing an original contribution to our understanding of past worlds of meaning, this book will be essential reading for archaeologists, anthropologists and historians, as well as anyone with an interest in material culture, art and aesthetics.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Andrew Jones Lecturer in Archaeology, University of Southampton Gavin MacGregor Project Officer, Archaeological Research Division, University of Glasgo

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Berg Publishers
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1859735479
• ISBN 13: 9781859735473
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 276
• Éditeur: Jones Andrew, MacGregor Gavin
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible