White: The History of a Color

FOREWORD\nContents\nINTRODUCTION\nTHE COLOR OF THE GODS: FROM EARLIEST TIMES TO THE BEGINNING OF CHRISTIANITY\nIntroduction\nFrom Nature to Culture\nThe Moon and the Sacred\nWool and Linen: Dressing in White\nThe Lessons of the Lexicon\nWhite versus Black\nTHE COLOR OF CHRIST. FOURTH TO FOURTEENTH CENTURIES\nIntroduction\nBiblical White\nA Christian Color\nWhite versus Red\nRegarding the Lily: A White Floriary\nThe Lamb, the Swan, and the Dove: A White Bestiary\nA Feminine Color\nTHE COLOR OF KINGS: FIFTEENTH TO EIGHTEENTH CENTURIES\nIntroduction\nThe Birth of a Symbolic System\nWhite, First among the Colors\nBirth and Death in White\nThe Color of Nobility\nThe White of the Monarchy\nInk and Paper\nTHE COLOR OF MODERNITY: EIGHTEENTH TO TWENTY-FIRST CENTURIES\nIntroduction\nWhite and Black: No Longer Colors\nThe White of Artists\nFrom Cleanliness to Health\nDressing in White\nLexicons and Symbols\nNOTES\nBIBLIOGRAPHY\nACKNOWLEDGMENTS\nCREDITS