Michel Pastoureau

From the acclaimed author of Blue, a beautifully illustrated history of yellow from antiquity to the present

In this richly illustrated book, Michel Pastoureau—a renowned authority on the history of color and the author of celebrated...

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

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

In this beautiful and richly illustrated book, the acclaimed author of Blue and Black presents a fascinating and revealing history of the color green in European societies from prehistoric times to today. Examining the evolving place of...

Black--favorite color of priests and penitents, artists and ascetics, fashion designers and fascists--has always stood for powerfully opposed ideas: authority and humility, sin and holiness, rebellion and conformity, wealth and poverty...