Bright Earth Art and the Invention of Color

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Publisher's Synopsis

From Egyptian wall paintings to the Venetian Renaissance, impressionism to digital images, Philip Ball tells the fascinating story of how art, chemistry, and technology have interacted throughout the ages to render the gorgeous hues we admire on our walls and in our museums.

Finalist for the 2002 National Book Critics Circle Award.

Book information

ISBN: 9780226036281
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Imprint: The University of Chicago Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 701.85
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 382
Weight: 650g
Height: 230mm
Width: 155mm
Spine width: 31mm