Color Code: Sky Blue, Newspaper Yellow, Royal Purple, and Other Shades in the Cultural History of Color
Color Code: Sky Blue, Newspaper Yellow, Royal Purple, and Other Shades in the Cultural History of Color
19.99 €
How many colors are there in the rainbow? In the West we see seven, the Chinese see five, and the Pirahã tribe in the Amazon have no words for the spectrum at all. Color is not what we see, it's how we think about it. Paul Simpson explores how eleven key colors shape the evolution of humanity as a species and influence politics and culture. His book raises such questions as the "sex change" of pink, the poisonous potential of green, the dubious reputation of yellow, the royalty of purple, and how orange has influenced power in Europe. Through stories about color and actors, painters, chemists, composers, dentists, dictators, fashion designers, filmmakers, gods, musicians, mystics, physicists, poets, and charlatans, this book changes the way we think about the spectrum. Who this book is for: Anyone who wants to learn how colors affect us and our culture.
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