White: The History of a Color - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Michel Pastoureau, Jody Gladding (Translator), Roland Betancourt (Foreword by)Publish date:2023-01-24Pages:240
Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691243498ISBN-10:691243492UPC:9780691243498Book Category:ArtBook Subcategory:History, Color TheoryBook Topic:Medieval, RenaissanceSize:9.50 x 9.30 x 1.10 inchesWeight:3.0931Product ID:SCA2HJNSAE
White: The History of a Color
From the acclaimed author of Blue, a beautifully illustrated history of the color white in visual culture, from antiquity to today
As a pigment, white is often thought to represent an absence of color, but it is without doubt an important color in its own right, just like red, blue, green, or yellow--and, like them, white has its own intriguing history. In this richly illustrated book, Michel...Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691243498ISBN-10:691243492UPC:9780691243498Book Category:ArtBook Subcategory:History, Color TheoryBook Topic:Medieval, RenaissanceSize:9.50 x 9.30 x 1.10 inchesWeight:3.0931Product ID:SCA2HJNSAE
Michel Pastoureau is a historian and emeritus director of studies at the École Pratique des Hautes Études de la Sorbonne in Paris. A renowned authority on the history of colors, symbols, and heraldry, he is the author of many books, including Blue, Black, Green, Red, and Yellow (all Princeton). His books have been translated into more than thirty languages.
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