Blue The History of a Color |
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Author:
| Pastoureau, Michel |
ISBN: | 978-0-691-18136-3 |
Publication Date: | Mar 2018 |
Publisher: | Princeton University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $39.95 |
Book Description:
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A beautifully illustrated visual and cultural history of the color blue throughout the agesBlue 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 Pastou
A beautifully illustrated visual and cultural history of the color blue throughout the agesBlue 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 Pastou