The devil's cloth : a history of stripes / Michel Pastoureau ; translated by Jody Gladding.
New York ; London ; Toronto ; Sydney ; Singapore : Washington Square Press, 2003Description: xiv, 128 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, portrait ; 20cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780743453264
- Etoffe du diable. English.
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First published in French in 1991.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 93-98) and index.
What do prostitutes, referees, and Renaissance clowns all have in common? They all wear stripes, and this text explains why, offering a perspective on the evolution of fashion, taste, and visual codes in Western culture.
Translation from: Etoffe du diable.
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