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Bright Earth: the Invention of Colour

By Ball , Philip

Book information

Publisher
Random House;Vintage Digital
ISBN
9781409088318, 9780099507130, 1409088316
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
3 MB (3468045 bytes)
Pages
448 pages\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
ART--Color Theory;ART--Techniques--Color;History o

Description

Colour in art - as in life - is both inspiring and uplifting, but where does it come from? How have artists found new hues, and how have these influenced their work? Beginning with the ancients - when just a handful of pigments made up the artist's palette - and charting the discoveries and developments that have led to the many splendoured rainbow of modern paints, Bright Earth brings the story of colour spectacularly alive. Packed with anecdotes about lucky accidents and hapless misfortunes in the quests for new colours, it provides an entertaining and fascinating new perspective on the science of art.

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