Historian Michel Pastoureau Presents His New Book on the Color Pink

For nearly 40 years, the medievalist has been tracing the history of colors, from blue to yellow, green and red. After treating bold hues, he is now launching a new cycle focused on intermediate tones, starting with pink. © Bénédicte Roscot A half-color, as you call it, pink – already mentioned in your book on red – seems to open up a new cycle in your research. Can you tell us a bit more about this secondary corpus?My original intention was to limit myself to the six principal colors. The first editorial cycle was such a success that I then