Red and Black. Ruby, Garnet, Onyx, Obsidian and other red and black minerals in art and archaeology.
Archaeological Society of Namur| N° d'inventaire | 25880 |
| Format | 21 x 30 |
| Détails | 376 p., Numerous color illustrations, Paperback. |
| Publication | Belgium, 2014 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782875020543 |
The Reds and Blacks exhibition catalog offers an introduction to red and black gemstones. The authors' contributions offer a comprehensive overview of the uses and customs associated with these materials from prehistory to the present day, in our regions as well as in Egypt and China.
As Michel Pastoureau, the eminent French medievalist, repeats in the introduction to this volume, Rouges et Noirs: "Color terms are strong, very strong terms, which always say more than what one wishes them to say. One does not use them with impunity."
The Reds and Blacks exhibition catalog offers an introduction to red and black gemstones. The authors' contributions offer a comprehensive overview of the uses and customs associated with these materials from prehistory to the present day, in our regions as well as in Egypt and China.
As Michel Pastoureau, the eminent French medievalist, repeats in the introduction to this volume, Rouges et Noirs: "Color terms are strong, very strong terms, which always say more than what one wishes them to say. One does not use them with impunity."