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White. History of color

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"White" is the next volume by M. Pastoureau, complementing his previous studies on the history of color in Western Europe over the centuries. Paying tribute to the debate about whether white is a color, the author suggests that we take into account its full chromatic status in our historical analysis. This time the French medievist asks how white was perceived at different times: was it synonymous with colorlessness? Did it have an unambiguously positive connotation? The book examines the different facets of white, its evolution from the color of religious cults (analogous to the sacred) and the monarchy to the active introduction of white into the sports and medical spheres in recent history, as well as into notions of hygiene today. Pastoureau focuses on dualism and the white-black and white-red nexus, where these colors become antipodes of each other. This study sheds light on the shifting symbolism of white and its role in different historical contexts from ancient times to the present day.
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