From the acclaimed author of Blue , a beautifully illustrated History of the Color white in visual culture, from antiquity to today As a pigment, white is often thought to represent an absence of color, but it is without doubt an important Color in its own right, just like red, blue, green, or yellow--and, like them, white has its own intriguing history.
With its striking design and compelling text, White is a colorful History of a surprisingly vivid and various color..
White also has an especially rich symbolic history, and the Color has often been associated with purity, virginity, innocence, wisdom, peace, beauty, and cleanliness.
Through the Middle Ages, the true opposite of white was red.
Nor has white always been thought of as the opposite of black.
On the contrary, from antiquity until the height of the Middle Ages, white formed with red and black a chromatic triad that played a central role in life and art.
Before the seventeenth century, white\'s status as a true Color was never contested.
Illustrated throughout with a wealth of captivating images ranging from the ancient world to the twenty-first century, White examines the evolving place, perception, and meaning of this deceptively simple but complex hue in art, fashion, literature, religion, science, and everyday life across the millennia.
In this richly illustrated book, Michel Pastoureau, a celebrated authority on the History of colors, presents a fascinating visual, social, and cultural History of the Color white in European societies, from antiquity to today.
From the acclaimed author of Blue , a beautifully illustrated History of the Color white in visual culture, from antiquity to today As a pigment, white is often thought to represent an absence of color, but it is without doubt an important Color in its own right, just like red, blue, green, or yellow--and, like them, white has its own intriguing history
