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77/100Critics
61/100Scholars
Author:
James Fox
Publisher:
St. Martin's Press
Date:
April 12, 2022
A British art historian takes seven elemental colorsâblack, red, yellow, blue, white, purple, and greenâand uncovers behind each a root idea, based on visual resemblances and common symbolism throughout history. In a series of stories and vignettes, the book traces these meanings to show how they morphed and multiplied and, ultimately, how they reveal a great deal about the societies that produced them.
What The Reviewers Say
... a brilliant cultural history.
... the principal delights of the book are the more recherché cul-de-sacs into which Fox delves.
... nubbly detail, gathered from a considerable hinterland...puts flesh on the bones of this ambitious yet concise volume.
Fox’s fondness for...miscellany leads down some wonderful rabbit holes.
