Pro historika je imaginace vždy částí reality, podotýká Michel Pastoureau. Soudní procesy proti zvířatům, mytologie lesa a stromů, bestiáře pohádek, příchod šachů do západní Evropy, prehistorie a archeologie barev, počátky... Zobraziť viac
Francouzský historik kulturních dějin Michel Pastoureau, který se dlouhodobě věnuje zkoumání symbolů (nejen barev ale i zvířat a také heraldikou, anylyzuje v této knize vývoj a proměny symboliky modré barvy v dějinách evropského Západu...é Zobraziť viac
Po dlouhý čas nebyl v Evropě za krále zvířat pokládán lev, nýbrž medvěd, vnímaný jako dávný předek člověka. Kult medvěda... Zobraziť viac
Blue 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 history, the renowned medievalist Michel... Zobraziť viac
In this richly illustrated book, Michel Pastoureau―a renowned authority on the history of color and the author of celebrated volumes on blue, black, green, and red―now traces the visual, social, and cultural history of yellow. Focusing on European... Zobraziť viac
What remains of the colours of our childhood? What are our memories of a blue rabbit, a red dress, a yellow bike – and were they really those colours? What colours do we associate with our student years, our first loves, our adult lives? How does... Zobraziť viac
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 green in art... Zobraziť viac
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... Zobraziť viac
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, good and bad... Zobraziť viac
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. In this richly illustrated ... Zobraziť viac
