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INTRODUCTION
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Michel Pastoureau
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter 1
- Contents 5
- INTRODUCTION 7
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A BENEFICIAL COLOR (FROM EARLIEST TIMES TO THE FIFTH CENTURY)
- Introduction 13
- THE OCHERS OF THE PALEOLITHIC PERIOD 18
- THE YELLOW METAL 23
- MYTHOLOGIES OF GOLD 30
- SUN WORSHIP 38
- DYEING IN YELLOW 47
- DRESSING IN YELLOW 50
- THE CLODIUS AFFAIR 58
- THE LESSONS OF THE LEXICON 64
- THE SILENCE OF THE BIBLE AND THE CHURCH FATHERS 69
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AN AMBIGUOUS COLOR (SIXTH TO FIFTEENTH CENTURIES)
- Introduction 75
- THE ABSENCE OF YELLOW IN CHRISTIAN WORSHIP 78
- YELLOW IN HERALDRY 85
- AN AMBIVALENT SYMBOLISM 90
- THE PRESTIGE OF BLOND HAIR 96
- BILE AND URINE 105
- ENVY, LYING, AND TREACHERY 111
- THE ROBES OF JAN HUS AND OF JUDAS 118
- THE ORIGINS OF THE YELLOW STAR? 130
-
AN UNPOPULAR COLOR (FOURTEENTH T O TWENTY-FIRST CENTURIES)
- Introduction 137
- THE YELLOW OF PAINTERS 144
- THE YELLOW OF SCHOLARS 158
- YELLOW IN DAILY LIFE 162
- DICTIONARIES AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS 173
- THE EAST COMES INTO FASHION 178
- DISCRETION, TRANSGRESSION, AND MODERNITY 186
- ON THE MARGIN OF YELLOW: ORANGE 198
- ON THE ATHLETIC FIELDS 207
- YELLOW FOR THE PRESENT DAY 210
- NOTES 222
- BIBLIOGRAPHY 234
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 238
- CREDITS 240
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter 1
- Contents 5
- INTRODUCTION 7
-
A BENEFICIAL COLOR (FROM EARLIEST TIMES TO THE FIFTH CENTURY)
- Introduction 13
- THE OCHERS OF THE PALEOLITHIC PERIOD 18
- THE YELLOW METAL 23
- MYTHOLOGIES OF GOLD 30
- SUN WORSHIP 38
- DYEING IN YELLOW 47
- DRESSING IN YELLOW 50
- THE CLODIUS AFFAIR 58
- THE LESSONS OF THE LEXICON 64
- THE SILENCE OF THE BIBLE AND THE CHURCH FATHERS 69
-
AN AMBIGUOUS COLOR (SIXTH TO FIFTEENTH CENTURIES)
- Introduction 75
- THE ABSENCE OF YELLOW IN CHRISTIAN WORSHIP 78
- YELLOW IN HERALDRY 85
- AN AMBIVALENT SYMBOLISM 90
- THE PRESTIGE OF BLOND HAIR 96
- BILE AND URINE 105
- ENVY, LYING, AND TREACHERY 111
- THE ROBES OF JAN HUS AND OF JUDAS 118
- THE ORIGINS OF THE YELLOW STAR? 130
-
AN UNPOPULAR COLOR (FOURTEENTH T O TWENTY-FIRST CENTURIES)
- Introduction 137
- THE YELLOW OF PAINTERS 144
- THE YELLOW OF SCHOLARS 158
- YELLOW IN DAILY LIFE 162
- DICTIONARIES AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS 173
- THE EAST COMES INTO FASHION 178
- DISCRETION, TRANSGRESSION, AND MODERNITY 186
- ON THE MARGIN OF YELLOW: ORANGE 198
- ON THE ATHLETIC FIELDS 207
- YELLOW FOR THE PRESENT DAY 210
- NOTES 222
- BIBLIOGRAPHY 234
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 238
- CREDITS 240