{"product_id":"white-the-history-of-a-color-hardcover","title":"White: The History of a Color - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichel Pastoureau\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJody Gladding\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eRoland Betancourt\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eBlue\u003c\/i\u003e, a beautifully illustrated history of the color white in visual culture, from antiquity to today\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs 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. 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIllustrated throughout with a wealth of captivating images ranging from the ancient world to the twenty-first century, \u003ci\u003eWhite\u003c\/i\u003e 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. Before the seventeenth century, white's status as a true color was never contested. 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. Nor has white always been thought of as the opposite of black. Through the Middle Ages, the true opposite of white was red. White also has an especially rich symbolic history, and the color has often been associated with purity, virginity, innocence, wisdom, peace, beauty, and cleanliness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith its striking design and compelling text, \u003ci\u003eWhite\u003c\/i\u003e is a colorful history of a surprisingly vivid and various color.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichel Pastoureau\u003c\/b\u003e is a historian and emeritus director of studies at the École Pratique des Hautes Études de la Sorbonne in Paris. A renowned authority on the history of colors, symbols, and heraldry, he is the author of many books, including \u003ci\u003eBlue\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlack\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGreen\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRed\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eYellow\u003c\/i\u003e (all Princeton). His books have been translated into more than thirty languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.5 x 9.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 24, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756997148960,"sku":"9780691243498","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f57e9c52ab9173cb5da6ea9051ae25ba.webp?v=1780091279","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/white-the-history-of-a-color-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}