Description
| Product ID: | 9780691139302 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Title: | Black |
| Subtitle: | The History of a Color |
| Authors: | Author: Michel Pastoureau |
| Page Count: | 216 |
| Subjects: | Theory of art, Theory of art, Europe |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Black, favorite color of priests and penitents, artists and ascetics, fashion designers and fascists, has always stood for powerfully opposed ideas: authority and humility and sin and holiness. This book discusses the social history of the color black in Europe. It is suitable for those interested in the history of fashion, art, media, or design. |
| Imprint Name: | Princeton University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Princeton University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2008-11-16 |