French professor of medieval history and an expert in Western symbology. Pastoureau has published widely, including work on the history of colours, animals, symbols, and the knights of the Round Table. He has also written on emblems and heraldry, as well as sigillography and numismatics. Link to Wikipedia biography
Michel Pastoureau (born June 17, 1947) is a French historian, writer, and professor at the École Pratique des Hautes Études in Paris. He is known for his work on the history of colors and heraldic devices.
Pastoureau has written over 60 books, including A History of Colors (2001), The Devil's Cloth: A History of Stripes and Striped Fabrics (2001), and Heraldic Identity in the Middle Ages (1999). He has also curated several exhibitions, including "The Colors of the World" at the Musée du Quai Branly in Paris (2012) and "The Art of Heraldry" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City (2010).
Pastoureau is a member of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres and the Académie des Beaux-Arts. He has been awarded the Legion of Honour and the Order of Arts and Letters.
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