Green: The History of a Color

by Michel Pastoureau

Book Overview

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, clothes, literature, religion, science, and everyday life, Michel Pastoureau traces how culture has profoundly changed the perception and meaning of the color over millennia--and how...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 069115936X
• ISBN13: 9780691159362
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.4" x 9.5"