A natural history of color [electronic resource] : the science behind what we see and how we see it / Rob DeSalle and Hans Bachor.

Is color a phenomenon of science or a thing of art? Over the years, color has dazzled, enhanced, and clarified the world we see, embraced through the experimental palettes of painting, the advent of the color photograph, Technicolor pictures, color printing, on and on, a vivid and vibrant celebrated...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: DeSalle, Rob (Author)
Bachor, H.-A. (Hans-Albert) (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York : Pegasus Books, 2020.
Edition:First Pegasus books edition.
Subjects:
Colors > Science.
Colors > Art.
Colors > History.
Colors > Social aspects.
Genre:
Art.
Online Access:
EBSCO eBooks: 2020 (EBSCO)
Variant Title:
A Natural History of Color: The Science Behind What We See and How We See It
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • Prologue
  • The color of the universe
  • Color without eyes
  • Color with eyes
  • The colors of evolution
  • Gary Larson's Animal coloring book
  • The colors of history and culture
  • The color of humans
  • The color of our minds
  • Epilogue: The color of existence.