Black: The History of a Color

(Book #2 in the Histoire d'une couleur Series)

by Michel Pastoureau

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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 richly illustrated book, the acclaimed author...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:069113930X

ISBN13:9780691139302

Release Date:November 2008

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:216 Pages

Weight:2.70 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 9.4" x 9.5"

Related Subjects

Art Arts, Music & Photography Education & Reference Fiction Graphic Design Literature & Fiction Techniques Use of Color

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Black: The History of a Color

(Book #2 in the Histoire d'une couleur Series)

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