''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

bias Bias is a disproportionate weight ''in favor of'' or ''against'' an idea or thing, usually in a way that is inaccurate, closed-minded, prejudicial, or unfair. Biases can be innate or learned. People may develop biases for or against an individ ...

es surrounding striped patterns, and the cultural history of these patterns, in Western culture.

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