Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Black: The history of a color

5 comments
  • In the medieval era, black became the habit of courtiers and a hallmark of royal luxury.
  • People in Europe began to use the color black as a color to print words and images.
  • During the time period when there was romance in the air, the color balck was used as melancholy.
  • After that it was that black was beginning to become use everywhere from art to film. Black was the color used b everyone and which was everywere.
  • It was after that that the color balck was considered a true color after Newton said it wasnt.
4 questions
  • What made this color so popular among Europeans?
  • Where was it that this color was then used after Europe?
  • Why did Newton say that Black wasn't a true color?
  • Was black one of the first colors?
3 vocabulary
  • Ideological- Speculative; visionary
  • Virtue- Moral excellence; goodness; righteousness
  • Courtiers- One who seeks favor, especially by insencere flattery or obseqious behavior
2 litetary terms
  • Hyperbole
  • Simile
1 overview
  • The color black went from being a color which wasn't considered to be a real color, to be a dominating one among people.