Blue : : The History of a Color / / / Michel Pastoureau.

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. The ancient Greeks scorned it as ugly and barbaric, but most Americans and Europeans now cite it as their favorite color. In this fascinating h...

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Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : : Princeton University Press, , [2023]
©2018
Year of Publication:2023
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (216 p.) :; 100 color plates.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • 1 AN UNCOMMON COLOR
  • 2 A NEW COLOR
  • 3 A MORAL COLOR
  • 4 THE FAVORITE COLOR
  • 5 BLUE TODAY
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Photography Credits