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The White of the Monarchy
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- Frontmatter 1
- FOREWORD 3
- Contents 5
- INTRODUCTION 7
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THE COLOR OF THE GODS: FROM EARLIEST TIMES TO THE BEGINNING OF CHRISTIANITY
- Introduction 14
- From Nature to Culture 16
- The Moon and the Sacred 22
- Wool and Linen: Dressing in White 38
- The Lessons of the Lexicon 46
- White versus Black 52
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THE COLOR OF CHRIST. FOURTH TO FOURTEENTH CENTURIES
- Introduction 58
- Biblical White 60
- A Christian Color 68
- White versus Red 74
- Regarding the Lily: A White Floriary 82
- The Lamb, the Swan, and the Dove: A White Bestiary 88
- A Feminine Color 98
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THE COLOR OF KINGS: FIFTEENTH TO EIGHTEENTH CENTURIES
- Introduction 108
- The Birth of a Symbolic System 110
- White, First among the Colors 116
- Birth and Death in White 124
- The Color of Nobility 136
- The White of the Monarchy 146
- Ink and Paper 154
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THE COLOR OF MODERNITY: EIGHTEENTH TO TWENTY-FIRST CENTURIES
- Introduction 162
- White and Black: No Longer Colors 164
- The White of Artists 170
- From Cleanliness to Health 182
- Dressing in White 196
- Lexicons and Symbols 206
- NOTES 219
- BIBLIOGRAPHY 229
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 237
- CREDITS 240
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter 1
- FOREWORD 3
- Contents 5
- INTRODUCTION 7
-
THE COLOR OF THE GODS: FROM EARLIEST TIMES TO THE BEGINNING OF CHRISTIANITY
- Introduction 14
- From Nature to Culture 16
- The Moon and the Sacred 22
- Wool and Linen: Dressing in White 38
- The Lessons of the Lexicon 46
- White versus Black 52
-
THE COLOR OF CHRIST. FOURTH TO FOURTEENTH CENTURIES
- Introduction 58
- Biblical White 60
- A Christian Color 68
- White versus Red 74
- Regarding the Lily: A White Floriary 82
- The Lamb, the Swan, and the Dove: A White Bestiary 88
- A Feminine Color 98
-
THE COLOR OF KINGS: FIFTEENTH TO EIGHTEENTH CENTURIES
- Introduction 108
- The Birth of a Symbolic System 110
- White, First among the Colors 116
- Birth and Death in White 124
- The Color of Nobility 136
- The White of the Monarchy 146
- Ink and Paper 154
-
THE COLOR OF MODERNITY: EIGHTEENTH TO TWENTY-FIRST CENTURIES
- Introduction 162
- White and Black: No Longer Colors 164
- The White of Artists 170
- From Cleanliness to Health 182
- Dressing in White 196
- Lexicons and Symbols 206
- NOTES 219
- BIBLIOGRAPHY 229
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 237
- CREDITS 240