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The Devil's Cloth: A History of Stripes Paperback - 2003
by Michel Pastoureau; Jody Gladding (Translator)
Summary
To stripe a surface serves to distinguish it, to point it out, to oppose it or associate it with another surface, and thus to classify it, to keep an eye on it, to verify it, even to censor it.
Throughout the ages, the stripe has made its mark in mysterious ways. From prisoners' uniforms to tailored suits, a street sign to a set of sheets, Pablo Picasso to Saint Joseph, stripes have always made a bold statement. But the boundary that separates the good stripe from the bad is often blurred. Why, for instance, were stripes associated with the devil during the Middle Ages? How did stripes come to symbolize freedom and unity after the American and French revolutions? When did the stripe become a standard in men's fashion? "In the stripe," writes author Michel Pastoureau, "there is something that resists enclosure within systems." So before putting on that necktie or waving your country's flag, look to The Devil's Cloth for a colorful history of the stripe in all its variety, controversy, and connotation.
Throughout the ages, the stripe has made its mark in mysterious ways. From prisoners' uniforms to tailored suits, a street sign to a set of sheets, Pablo Picasso to Saint Joseph, stripes have always made a bold statement. But the boundary that separates the good stripe from the bad is often blurred. Why, for instance, were stripes associated with the devil during the Middle Ages? How did stripes come to symbolize freedom and unity after the American and French revolutions? When did the stripe become a standard in men's fashion? "In the stripe," writes author Michel Pastoureau, "there is something that resists enclosure within systems." So before putting on that necktie or waving your country's flag, look to The Devil's Cloth for a colorful history of the stripe in all its variety, controversy, and connotation.
First line
"CET ETE, OSEZ LE CHIC DES RAYURES" [This summer, dare to be stylish in stripes].
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- Title The Devil's Cloth: A History of Stripes
- Author Michel Pastoureau; Jody Gladding (Translator)
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 144
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Washington Square Press
- Date 2003-06-04
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780743453264 / 0743453263
- Weight 0.32 lbs (0.15 kg)
- Dimensions 6.96 x 5.52 x 0.39 in (17.68 x 14.02 x 0.99 cm)
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- Cultural Region: French
- Dewey Decimal Code 391.009
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The New York Times
Reading about the epic implications of stripes...you feel like a child gleefully taking apart a toy, examining its small components one by one, then putting it back together.
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