Bibliograph

Color, a natural history of the palette, Victoria Finlay

Type

Label

Color, a natural history of the palette, Victoria Finlay

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 396-405) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmapsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Color

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

51302192

Responsibility statement

Victoria Finlay

Sub title

a natural history of the palette

Summary

In "Color, " a narrative history of the colors of the rainbow, author Finlay explores the physical materials that color the world, such as lapis and insectUs blood, as well as the social and political meanings that color has carried throughout time

Table Of Contents

Preface: The beginning of the rainbow -- Introduction: The paintbox -- Ochre -- Black and brown -- White -- Red -- Orange -- Yellow -- Green -- Blue -- Indigo -- Violet -- Epilogue: The end of the rainbow

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