Michel Pastoureau

Gebundenes Buch

Black

The History of a Color

Beschreibung

Black, favorite color of priests and penitents, artists and ascetics, fashion designers and fascists, has always stood for powerfully opposed ideas: authority and humility and sin and holiness. This book discusses the social history of the color black in Europe. It is suitable for those interested in the history of fashion, art, media, or design.

Autor

Michel Pastoureau is a historian and director of studies at the École Pratique des Hautes Études de la Sorbonne in Paris. He is the author of many books, including Blue: The History of a Color (Princeton) and The Devil's Cloth: A History of Stripes.

Produktdetails

• The History of a Color
• Verlag: Princeton University Press
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. November 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 243mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 1234g
• ISBN-13: 9780691139302
• ISBN-10: 069113930X
• Artikelnr.: 23887707