Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Contents 5
3. Introduction 7
4. 1. A Discreet Color
5. Introduction 11
6. The First Pink Pigments 14
7. Ancient Flesh Tones 22
8. Dyes, Finery, and Clothing 30
9. First Classifications, First Systems 40
10. 2. An Admired Color
11. Introduction 51
12. New Fashions 54
13. First Recipes 66
14. The Most Beautiful of the Colors 72
15. Drawing or Color? 86
16. 3. A Color in Search of a Name
17. Introduction 93
18. The Hesitations of the Lexicon 96
19. The Queen of Flowers 100
20. From the Flower to the Color 108
21. Early Romanticism 116
22. 4. An Ambiguous Color
23. Introduction 125
24. From Masculine to Feminine 128
25. From Ladies to Little Girls 140
26. Bad Taste, Debauchery, and Pornography 146
27. Gentleness, Pleasure, and Modernity 152
28. Conclusion 167
29. Notes 173
30. Bibliography 179
31. Credits 189
32. Acknowledgments 191