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Bright Earth: Art and the Invention of Color
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Farrar Straus & Giroux
Publication date February 1, 2002
Pages 382
Binding Hardcover
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9780374116798
ISBN-10 0374116792
Dimensions 1.75 by 5.75 by 9.50 in.
Weight 1.75 lbs.
Availability§ Out of Print
Original list price $35.00
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
A vibrant history of the evolution of color and how it was produced for artistic and commercial use details how the modern chemical industry was born out of the demand for color, and combines the themes of art and science to show the symbiotic relationsip between chemical technology and the use of color throughout time. 15,000 first printing. (view table of contents)
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Hardcover
Book cover for 9780070578913 Book cover for 9780374116798
 
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from Farrar Straus & Giroux (February 1, 2002)
9780374116798 | details & prices | 382 pages | 5.75 × 9.50 × 1.75 in. | 1.75 lbs | List price $35.00
About: A vibrant history of the evolution of color and how it was produced for artistic and commercial use details how the modern chemical industry was born out of the demand for color, and combines the themes of art and science to show the symbiotic relationsip between chemical technology and the use of color throughout time.
With Thomas J. Sergiovanni, Robert J. Starratt | 6th edition from McGraw-Hill (August 1, 1997); titled "Supervision: A Redefinition"
9780070578913 | details & prices | 333 pages | 6.75 × 9.75 × 1.00 in. | 1.35 lbs | List price $65.00
This edition also contains Supervision: A Redefinition
Paperback
Book cover for 9780226036281
 
from Univ of Chicago Pr (April 1, 2003)
9780226036281 | details & prices | 382 pages | 6.00 × 8.75 × 1.25 in. | 1.40 lbs | List price $18.00

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