Michael Pastoureau - Amarelo: História de Uma Cor

Yellow is visible, stands out, grabs attention.

It is cheerful and invigorating. But the golden age of this golden hue lies in Antiquity. The color of sun gods and prosperity became, with the transition to the Middle Ages, the color of deceit, greed, crime, and disease. Today, in Europe, it is rare on storefronts and building facades, in home interiors, or in the clothing of ordinary people. In the fifth book of his series dedicated to colors, Michel Pastoureau reconstructs the winding history of yellow, in a journey that begins with cave art and reaches the social upheavals of our time. Could yellow be the color of the future?