| Author |
Harvey, J. R. (John Robert)
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| Publication |
London : Reaktion Books, 2013.
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| Description |
336 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm |
| Call # |
155.9114 H |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : how black is black? -- The oldest colour -- Classical black -- The black of God -- Black in society : Arabia, Europe -- Two artists in black -- Black Choler -- Servitude and négritude -- Black in the enlightenment -- Britain's black century -- Our colour? -- A note of chessboards, death and whiteness. |
| Summary |
This text provides an exploration of black, following our ambiguous relationship with this most 'accursed' of colours throughout cultures worldwide. The book asks whether black is in fact a colour at all, and also describes the use and meaning of black in art, literature, issues of race, advertising, and popular culture. |
| Subject |
Black.
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Symbolism of colors.
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Black in art.
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Black -- Folklore.
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Blacks -- Race identity.
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Zwart.
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Kunst.
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Cultuur.
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Symboliek.
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Black. (OCoLC)fst00833576
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Black in art. (OCoLC)fst00833715
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Blacks -- Race identity.
(OCoLC)fst00833987
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Symbolism of colors. (OCoLC)fst01140794
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| Genre |
Folklore. (OCoLC)fst01423784
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| ISBN |
9781780230849 : |
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9781780235110 pbk. |
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1780230842 |
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