The Devil's Cloth
The Devil's Cloth is a book by Michel Pastoureau. The book was originally published in French in April 1991, under the title L'étoffe du diable : une histoire des rayures et des tissus rayés. The English edition, translated by Jody Gladding, was published in July 2001. It is about the cultural biases surrounding striped patterns, and the cultural history of these patterns, in Western culture.