The Colours of Our Memories, 9780745655727
Paperback
A life in colour: memories, dreams, and the hues that define us.

The Colours of Our Memories

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  • Paperback

    230 pages

  • Release Date

    13 January 2022

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Summary

The Colours of Our Memories: A Journey Through Time and Hue

What remains of the colours of our childhood? What are our memories of a blue rabbit, a red dress, a yellow bike – and were they really those colours? What colours do we associate with our student years, our first loves, our adult lives? How does colour leave its mark on memory?

In an attempt to answer these and other questions, Michel Pastoureau presents us with a journal about colours that covers half a century. D…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780745655727
ISBN-10:0745655726
Author:Michel Pastoureau
Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:Polity Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:230
Release Date:13 January 2022
Weight:318g
Dimensions:229mm x 152mm x 15mm
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Critics Review

“The Colours of Our Memories is…history, memoir, semiotics, a study of material culture and perceptual change – all wrapped into an engagingly readable, accessible narrative full of intriguing topics that few people ever think about unprodded but will find invariably interesting, even fascinating.” Consciousness, Literature and the Arts

About The Author

Michel Pastoureau

Michel Pastoureau is chair of the history of medieval symbolism at the École pratique des hautes études and one of the world’s leading authorities on the history of colours. His many previous books include Blue, Black, Green, Red and Yellow.

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