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Symbolic Colors - In Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and Modern Times
This reference work gathers the meanings commonly associated with colors and develops a metaphysical interpretation. The author presents the general principles of chromatic symbolism, going beyond the simple visual perception limited to the spectrum recognized by physics. He thus proposes an expanded approach to colors, seen as expressions of universal laws and correspondences that structure the world beyond sensory experience.
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- Author: Frédéric Portal
- Publication date: January 1990
- Size: 15cm x 22cm
- Weight: 440g
- ISBN: 978-2-85707-384-0
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This reference work gathers the meanings traditionally associated with colors and offers a structured reading from a metaphysical perspective. It is intended for readers wishing to go beyond a purely visual or decorative approach, to understand the role of colors in the symbolic organization of the world. The book lays clear foundations for understanding color as a language in its own right, carrying meaning and correspondences.
The principles of chromatic symbolism
The author presents the general principles underlying the symbolism of colors, going beyond the limited scope of the visible spectrum as defined by physics. Each color is placed within a coherent logic, linked to general laws and precise symbolic relationships. This approach helps to understand how colors fit into an ordered vision of the world and how they contribute to the structuring of human representations.
An expanded reading of laws and correspondences
The work offers an expanded approach to colors, seen as expressions of universal laws and correspondences that go beyond immediate sensory experience. This reading provides solid reference points for integrating chromatic symbolism into a broader reflection on traditional systems of thought. The book thus serves as a rigorous support for those who wish to deepen their understanding of colors from a symbolic and metaphysical perspective.
Frédéric Portal was a French scholar, diplomat, and orientalist of the 20th century, born in 1804 and died in 1876. He pursued a career in public service while developing a rigorous intellectual work on symbols, ancient languages, and the traditions of the ancient East. His diplomatic career allowed him access to numerous sources and to mingle with European scholarly circles attentive to the comparative history of religions and civilizations.
He is best known for his work On Symbolic Colors in Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and Modern Times, in which he studies the meaning of colors across cultures, sacred texts, religious practices, and symbolic systems. Portal adopts a rigorous comparative method, combining archaeology, philology, religious history, and iconography, to demonstrate the coherence and continuity of symbols over time.
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