Blue - The History of a ColorPevná vazba
Blue - The History of a ColorPevná vazba 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.…
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Blue - The History of a ColorPevná vazba
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. In this fascinating history, the renowned medievalist Michel Pastoureau traces the changing meanings of blue from its rare appearance in prehistoric art to its international ubiquity today.Any history of color is, above all, a social history. The ancient Greeks scorned it as ugly and barbaric, but most Americans and Europeans now cite it as their favorite color.
Beginning with the almost total absence of blue from ancient Western art and language, the story moves to medieval Europe. Pastoureau investigates how the ever-changing role of blue in society has been reflected in manuscripts, stained glass, heraldry, clothing, paintings, and popular culture. As people began to associate blue with the Virgin Mary, the