Colour : art & science / edited by Trevor Lamb and Janine Bourriau.
Colour : art & science / edited by Trevor Lamb and Janine Bourriau.
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Publisher
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1995.
Date
1995.
Call Numbers
T0391906
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MMS ID
Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
237 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Contents
The history of colour in art / David Bomford -- Colour for the painter / Bridget Riley -- Light and colour / Malcolm Longair -- Colour mechanisms of the eye / Denis Baylor -- Seeing colour / John Mollon -- Colour in nature / Peter Parks -- Colour and culture / John Gage -- Colour in language / John...
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Publisher
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1995.
Analytical title
Colour : art and science.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1995.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
Three hundred years ago Isaac Newton showed that white light is composed of all the colours of the spectrum - yet does this provide us with insight into our own personal experience of colour sensation? To approach such a conundrum, this volume gathers the combined knowledge of physics, biology, history and art. It provides an exploration of colour,...
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Full title
Colour : art & science / edited by Trevor Lamb and Janine Bourriau.
Variant title
Colour : art and science.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Artists
Notes
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The Darwin College lectures.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Transferred from N535.6/46.
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T0391906
Record Identifier
74VMByV5qaRb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMByV5qaRb
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ISBN
0521499631 (pbk.)
9780521496452 (hard)
0521496454 (hard)
9780521499637 (pbk.)
DDC
535.6
701.85
MMS ID
991002521839702626
