The Secret Language of Color : : Science, Nature, History, Culture, Beauty of Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue & Violet
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On Shelf At: Downtown Library
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Explores color's countless manifestations, providing insight into such phenomena as the visible spectrum, light absorption and reflection, how humans see color, how vision evolved, the sky, rainbows, colored gems, animal pigmentation, how animals use color to find mates and to protect themselves, and the use of color in human religion, ritual, design, navigation, communication, and personal identity.
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Nice Blend of Culture and Science submitted by dntanzer on August 10, 2018, 12:38pm This book explores both the culture and science of color. It's separated into sections about different components of color as well sections about each main color. The photography is also stunning.
s submitted by Kenes on July 12, 2020, 12:40pm science of culture
PUBLISHED
New York : Black Dog & Leventhal Pub, 2013.
Year Published: 2013
Description: 240 pages : colour illustrations, colour portraits ; 26 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781579129491
1579129498
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Eckstut, Arielle.
SUBJECTS
Color.