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John Gage
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Univ of California Pr
Publication date
August 1, 1999
Pages
335
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780520222250
ISBN-10
0520222253
Dimensions
1.25 by 10 by 11 in.
Weight
4.15 lbs.
Original list price
$52.95
Other format details
university press
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Red: The History of a Color | Bright Earth | The Brilliant History of Color in Art | The Science of Art | The Secret Language of Color | Black | Color | Color and Meaning | Interaction of Color
Red: The History of a Color | Bright Earth | The Brilliant History of Color in Art | The Science of Art | The Secret Language of Color | Black | Color | Color and Meaning | Interaction of Color
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Amazon.com description: Product Description:
Color is fundamental to life and art yet so diverse that it has seldom been studied in a comprehensive way. This ground-breaking analysis of color in Western culture from the ancient Greeks to the late twentieth century is a John Gage triumph. With originality and erudition, he describes the first theories of color articulated by philosophers from Democritus to Aristotle and the subsequent attempts by the Romans and their Renaissance disciples to organize color systematically or endow it with symbolic power. The place of color in religion, Newton's analysis of the spectrum, Goethe's color theory, and the theories and practices that have attempted to unite color and music are among the intriguing topics this award-winning book illuminates.
With a large classified bibliography, discursive footnotes, and an exhaustive index, Color and Culture is an invaluable resource for artists, historians of art and culture, psychologists, linguists, and anyone fascinated by this most inescapable and evocative element of our perceptions.
With a large classified bibliography, discursive footnotes, and an exhaustive index, Color and Culture is an invaluable resource for artists, historians of art and culture, psychologists, linguists, and anyone fascinated by this most inescapable and evocative element of our perceptions.
Editions
Hardcover
from Bulfinch Pr (October 1, 1993)
9780821220436 | details & prices | 335 pages | 10.25 × 11.50 × 1.50 in. | 5.00 lbs | List price $65.00
About: Gage looks at the use of color in civilization and art through different time periods and discusses such topics as the use of color to express sound and theories about color's source
About: Gage looks at the use of color in civilization and art through different time periods and discusses such topics as the use of color to express sound and theories about color's source
Paperback
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Reprint edition from Univ of California Pr (August 1, 1999)
9780520222250 | details & prices | 335 pages | 10.00 × 11.00 × 1.25 in. | 4.15 lbs | List price $52.95
About: Color is fundamental to life and art yet so diverse that it has seldom been studied in a comprehensive way.
About: Color is fundamental to life and art yet so diverse that it has seldom been studied in a comprehensive way.
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