Bibliograph

The history of color, a universe of chromatic phenomena, Neil Parkinson

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The history of color, a universe of chromatic phenomena, Neil Parkinson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The history of color

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1389273721

Responsibility statement

Neil Parkinson

Sub title

a universe of chromatic phenomena

Summary

"This book explores the history of our understanding of color from the ancient world to the present, from Aristotle to Albers. Interspersed in the historical story are thematic essays that explore how color has been used across a wide range of disciplines and fields: in belief, commerce, language, nature, food, wellness, printing, and music. Many of the illustrations are drawn from the Royal College of Art's renowned Colour Reference Library, which spans six centuries of works and nearly 2,000 titles, form a Gothic manuscript on the composition of the rainbow to hand-painted Enlightenment works on color theory and vibrant twentieth-century color charts"--Back cover

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- All was light -- Every object in the creation -- Magical drapery -- Chromatic tuning forks -- Appendix

Target audience

adult

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