Devilish matter. History of stripes and striped fabrics

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The title of this book sounds intriguing: can stripes have their own story? M. Pasturo answers this question in the affirmative: their history, which he traces back to the end of the XNUMXth century, is full of the most incredible events. Each era gave rise to new practices and cultural codes, the systems of meanings associated with stripes, both materially and symbolically, were constantly becoming more complex. During the Middle Ages, striped clothing was perceived as something base, outrageous, or even simply devilish. During the Renaissance and romanticism, the “correct” stripes became widespread - signs of holidays and symbols of freedom. Modern culture has adopted all the practices and codes of previous eras: “devilish” connotations (striped clothes of death camp prisoners) or danger signals (zebra and other road markings); strips related to hygiene (bed sets and underwear), sports (professional equipment), play, etc. The semiology of the stripes is seen by Pasturo primarily in a social context and serves only as an approximation to an as yet unwritten encyclopedia. Michel Pastouro is a French medieval historian and professor at the School of Advanced Studies in Paris.

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Publication language: Russian

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