![]() In Roman times, red hair “had a bad reputation,” Pastoureau notes. It is “the color of love, whether mystical or carnal,” Pastoureau writes, and it has been considered “indecent, immoral, and depraved.” In the 14th century, the Great Whore of Babylon is portrayed in purple and scarlet beginning in the 19th century, red lanterns came to signify brothels. Lexically speaking, we learn there are more names for red than for any other color-and more shades, ranging from russet to purple. ![]() The ruby, for example, with its depth of red, was highly valued and thought to possess an array of talents, among them: “warming the body, arousing sexual desire, strengthening the mind, and keeping away snakes and scorpions.” ![]() ![]() The relatively slim tome-under 200 pages-hosts facts, fictions, and associations. ![]()
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