| Description |
239 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-239). |
| Summary |
"In this beautiful and richly illustrated book, the acclaimed author of Blue and Black presents a fascinating and revealing history of the color green in European societies from prehistoric times to today. Examining the evolving place of green in art, clothes, literature, religion, science, and everyday life, Michel Pastoureau traces how culture has profoundly changed the perception and meaning of the color over millennia--and how we misread cultural, social, and art history when we assume that colors have always signified what they do today."--Dust jacket flap. |
| Contents |
An uncertain color (From the beginning to the year 1000) -- A courtly color (11th-14th centuries) -- A dangerous color (14th-16th centuries) -- A secondary color (16th-19th centuries) -- A soothing color (19th-21st centuries). |
| Note |
Translated from the French. |
| Subject(S) |
Green.
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Color -- Psychological aspects -- History.
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Color -- Social aspects -- History.
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Symbolism of colors -- History.
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| Added Name(S) |
Gladding, Jody, 1955- translator.
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| Added Title(S) |
Vert.
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| ISBN |
9780691159362 (hardcover) (alkaline paper) |
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069115936X (hardcover) (alkaline paper) |
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