![]() ![]() As people began to associate blue with the Virgin Mary, the color became a powerful element in church decoration and symbolism. ![]() Beginning with the almost total absence of blue from ancient Western art and language, the story moves to medieval Europe. Pastoureau investigates how the ever-changing role of blue in society has been reflected in manuscripts, stained glass, heraldry, clothing, paintings, and popular culture. Any history of color is, above all, a social history. In this fascinating history, the renowned medievalist Michel Pastoureau traces the changing meanings of blue from its rare appearance in prehistoric art to its international ubiquity today. ![]() The ancient Greeks scorned it as ugly and barbaric, but most Americans and Europeans now cite it as their favorite color. A beautifully illustrated visual and cultural history of the color blue throughout the ages Blue has had a long and topsy-turvy history in the Western world. ![]()
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