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PinkThe History of a Color
From the acclaimed author of Blue and other color histories, the beautifully illustrated story of pink, from the first ancient pigments to Barbie Pink has such powerful associations today that it’s hard to imagine the color could ever have meant anything different. But it’s only since the introduction of the Barbie doll in 1959 that pink has become decisively feminized. Indeed, in …
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GreenThe History of a Color
In this beautiful and richly illustrated book, the acclaimed author of Blue and Black presents a fascinating and revealing history of the color green in European societies from prehistoric times to today. Examining the evolving place of green in art, clothes, literature, religion, science, and everyday life, Michel Pastoureau traces how culture has profoundly changed the perception and meaning …
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- 9780691251363
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- 1 online resource (240 pages)
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BlackThe History of a Color
The story of the color black in art, fashion, and culture—from the beginning of history to the twenty-first century Black—favorite color of priests and penitents, artists and ascetics, fashion designers and fascists—has always stood for powerfully opposed ideas: authority and humility, sin and holiness, rebellion and conformity, wealth and poverty, good and bad. In this beautiful and ric…
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- 9780691978864
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- 1 online resource (216 pages)
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RedThe History of a Color
A beautifully illustrated visual and cultural history of the color red throughout the ages The color red has represented many things, from the life force and the divine to love, lust, and anger. Up through the Middle Ages, red held a place of privilege in the Western world. For many cultures, red was not just one color of many but rather the only color worthy enough to be used for social purpo…
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- 9780691251370
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BlueThe History of a Color
A beautifully illustrated visual and cultural history of the color blue throughout the ages Blue has had a long and topsy-turvy history in the Western world. The ancient Greeks scorned it as ugly and barbaric, but most Americans and Europeans now cite it as their favorite color. In this fascinating history, the renowned medievalist Michel Pastoureau traces the changing meanings of blue from it…
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- 9780691251356
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Giallo. Storia di un coloreStoria di un colore
Oro, sole, luce, limone, zolfo, ricchezza, tradimento, inganno, follia. Dalle origini ai giorni nostri, una storia del colore giallo raccontata dallo storico Michel Pastoureau.
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- 9788868339692
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- 1 online resource (248 pages)
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YellowThe History of a Color
From the acclaimed author of Blue, a beautifully illustrated history of yellow from antiquity to the present In this richly illustrated book, Michel Pastoureau—a renowned authority on the history of color and the author of celebrated volumes on blue, black, green, and red—now traces the visual, social, and cultural history of yellow. Focusing on European societies, with comparisons from Ea…
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- 9780691251387
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- 1 online resource (240 pages)
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Nero. Storia di un colore
Per secoli, nella storia dell'Occidente, il nero è stato considerato un colore come qualsiasi altro. All'inizio dell'epoca moderna, grazie all'invenzione della stampa e alla diffusione dell'incisione e della riforma protestante, si è addirittura guadagnato uno statuto particolare, accanto al suo antipode, il bianco. Qualche decennio più tardi, però, la scoperta dello spettro cromatico da pa…
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- 9788868335076
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- 1 online resource (288 pages)
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Blu. Storia di un coloreStoria di un colore
Ormai è il colore preferito dalla maggior parte delle persone, eppure la storia ci insegna che non è sempre stato così: presso gli antichi Greci e Romani, per esempio, il blu aveva una connotazione fortemente negativa, tanto da essere associato agli spregevoli Barbari. A documentare la lenta ma progressiva inversione di tendenza che lo riguarda è un grande esperto in materia come Michel Pas…
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- 9788868335182
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Un colore tira l'altroDiario cromatico
Michel Pastoureau è un uomo che non si annoia mai. Gli piace sedersi da qualche parte e osservare le persone, come sono vestite, cosa dicono, raffigurarsele nel contesto in cui vivono. Porta sempre con sé qualche foglio di carta e una matita, per disegnare e annotare le sue riflessioni. In treno, ai giardini, in spiaggia, al supermercato, ogni spunto è buono per lui per fermarsi a osservare …
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