The Story of Colour
Knihu kúpite v
1 e-shope
od
19,90 €
Ak sa vám po kliknutí na tlačidlo "Do obchodu" nezobrazí stránka knihy vo vybranom e-shope, je potrebné vypnúť AdBlock vo vašom prehliadači pre našu stránku.
Návod na vypnutie je napríklad na adrese https://www.sme.sk/dok/20466299/ako-vypnut-adblock-na-sme-sk-whitelist.
Krátky popis
Why is green the colour of envy? Why is black 'evil'? Why is white
pure? Why do we 'feel blue' or 'see red'? Why do colours have
different meanings for different cultures? When we look at or talk
about a colour in a particular setting, we are as likely to see its
cultural or symbolic meaning as the shade itself. Why? Sometimes
our grasp of a colour relates to the random way we define it. Light
blue is called 'blue' but, over the last century or two, light red
has become pink, whereas in Russia light blue and dark blue are
separate colours. Does language play a part in our perception of
colours? In most cases, the origins of why we view a colour in a
certain way goes back hundreds, if not thousands, of years. Blue
was not always a boy's colour, pink was not always a girl's.
Indeed, less than one hundred years ago, in the West, it was the
other way round. This book offers a lively, anecdotal treatment of
the cultural mysteries of colour, and focuses on the way we respond
to colours, the significance we give them - and how these things
change over time and from place to place. It tells the story of how
we have come to view the world through lenses passed down to us by
art, science, politics, fashion, sport and, not least, prejudice.
Výber kníh autorov
Gavin Evans ,
Michael O'Mara Books
Zobraziť všetky knihy autora
Gavin Evans,
Michael O'Mara Books
Výber kníh vydavateľa
Slovart
Zobraziť všetky knihy vydavateľa
Slovart
Naše tipy
