Red: The History of a Color

(Book #4 in the Histoire d'une couleur Series)

by Michel Pastoureau

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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 purposes. In some languages, the word...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0691172773

ISBN13:9780691172774

Release Date:February 2017

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:216 Pages

Weight:0.40 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 9.4" x 9.5"

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