Red: The History of a Color

by Michel Pastoureau

A beautifully illustrated visual and cultural history of the color red throughout the ages

The color red has represented many things, from the life force and the divine to love, lust, and anger. Up through the Middle Ages, red held a place of privilege in the Western world. For many cultures, red was not just one color of many but rather the only color worthy enough to be used for social purposes. In some languages, the word...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691172773
• ISBN13: 9780691172774
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 9.4" x 9.5"