Colores: historia de su significado y fabricación

Uittreksel

Color is one of the most basic means of human expression. It can connote mood, social standing, political alignment, or merely personal preference. In Colors, archaeologist and ethnologist Anne Varichon presents a comprehensive history of colro: its origins, its symbolism, its significance. Why was purple the chosen color of royality and nobility? how have technological developments like bleach changed or deminished the importane of white? In addition to historical information on the extraction and meaning of different colors since Bibical times, Varichon provides recipes for creating each color using traditional sources from cultures around the world. -- Cover.

Inhoud

Prólogo -- Blanco -- Amarillo -- Rojo -- Morado -- Azul -- Verde -- Marrón y negro -- Anexos.