Red

RedAuthor: Michel Pastoureau ISBN: 9780691172774 Publisher: Princeton University Press Year first published: 24 Apr 2017 Pages: 216 Format: Hardback A beautifully illustrated visual and cultural history of the color red throughout the ages The color red has represented many things, from the life force and the divine to love, lust, and anger. Up through the Middle Ages, red held a place of privilege in the Western world. For many cultures, red was not

this Floralia bookmark design is emblematic of Kilburn's ability to blend local and exotic flora into a harmonious pattern

through Christ

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Against this backdrop

The Persistence of the Sacred aims to understand the relationship between relics and religiosity

and a nefarious villain who will stop at nothing to bring the world to the brink of ruin

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As lies are unravelled and truths exposed

helps define the role of sea power in today's world

essential reading for anyone seeking a global history that reexamines the past on a massive scale’ – Caroline Elkins

The nobleman Andrea Gallerani of Siena turned from a life of violence to good works

and Jewish minorities took particular advantage of them