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Like its predecessor Blue, Black is a fascinating study of the history of the color black in European culture.

у пророка ісаї є гарне: коли б гріхи ваші були, як багряниця, вони стануть білими, як сніг; коли б, мов кармазин, були червоні, стануть, як вовна (1, 18). гарне й дивне, бо якби ми писали його зараз, то білому, найімовірніше, було би протиставлено чорний. як сажа, наприклад, темна і липка – дуже від Leggi tutto

My exploration of colour continues, and this time I'm back with Black - The History of a Color by Michel Pastoureau. A hefty hard cover with beautiful artwork inside, this massive tome took me several months to read; leaving me wondering whether renewing it nine times might qualify me for some kind

"The problems of color are always social problems because humans do not live alone but in societies."

Michel Pastoureau’s BLACK: THE HISTORY OF A COLOR is a fascinating look at attitudes toward black from prehistory to the present. Pastoureau considers the changing significance of black in, among other things, myth, religion, superstition, art, and fashion. During the development of Christianity, for Leggi tutto

This book is great, I loved it. It's very informative, never boring, and touches on a large variety of areas, including heraldry, religion, fashion, optics, painting, dyeing, race relations, bereavement and so on. It's well-researched, full of historical anecdotes, and very entertaining. I learned a Leggi tutto

Siyah renginin tarihi daha iyi anlatılamazdı. Çok teknik bir anlatım içerdiği için zaman zaman içimi baysa da uzun zamandır merak ettiğim bir kitabı da aradan çıkardığım için keyifliyim.

Este historiador francés, experto en historia medieval, simbolismo, paleografía y heráldica, tiene además una singular afición por la historia y el simbolismo de los colores y cómo éstos ha ido cambiando a medida que avanza el tiempo. En este ensayo aborda el color negro y resulta verdaderamente apa Leggi tutto