Description |
240 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm |
Contents |
Unraveling the rainbow : the eighteenth-century color revolution -- Romantic ideas and new technologies : the early nineteenth century -- Industrialism to impressionism : the later nineteenth century -- Color for color's sake -- Color into the future : the wheels keep on spinning. |
Summary |
"Charts color exploration and expression from the 1600s to the present day through painters' tools, art, ephemera, and literature"-- Provided by publisher. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-233) and index. |
Subject |
Color -- History.
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Colors -- History.
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Color in art.
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ISBN |
9781588346575 (hardback) |
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