Devil"s matter. History of stripes and striped fabrics

The name of this book sounds intriguing: can strips really have its own story? M. Pasturo, affirmatively answers this question: their story, which he traces until the end of the 20th century, is full of the most incredible events. Each era gave rise to new practices and cultural codes, the systems of meanings associated with stripes in both material and symbolic terms were constantly complicated. During the Middle Ages, striped clothing was perceived as something low -grade, outrageous, or even simply devilish. During the revival and romanticism, the "right" strips - signs of holidays and symbols of freedom were widespread.
Modern culture perceived all the practices and codes of previous eras: "devilish" connotations (striped clothes of prisoners of death camps) or signaling dangers (zebra and other marking of the road), strips associated with hygiene (bedding and underwear) , sports (professional equipment), game, etc.
The semiology of strips is considered Pasturo primarily in the social context and serves only as an approach to the yet written encyclopedia.
Michelle Pasturo is a French media historian, professor of practical school of higher research in Paris.
2nd edition, supplemented