The Meaning of Color in Ancient Mesopotamia
Download or Read eBook The Meaning of Color in Ancient Mesopotamia PDF written by Shiyanthi Thavapalan and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2019-10-21 with total page 523 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Shiyanthi Thavapalan |
| Publisher | : BRILL |
| Total Pages | : 523 |
| Release | : 2019-10-21 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9789004415416 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9004415416 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (16 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Meaning of Color in Ancient Mesopotamia by : Shiyanthi Thavapalan
Book excerpt: "In The Meaning of Color in Ancient Mesopotamia, Shiyanthi Thavapalan offers the first in-depth study of the words and expressions for colors in the Akkadian language (c. 2500-500 BCE). By combining philological analysis with the technical investigation of materials, she debunks the misconception that people in Mesopotamia had a limited sense of color and convincingly positions the development of Akkadian color language as a corollary of the history of materials and techniques in the ancient Near East"--
