Colour Histories

Colour Histories Science, Art, and Technology in the 17th and 18th Centuries

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Publisher's Synopsis

Knowledge about colour - its properties, methods of fabrication, meanings and uses - has always been the purview of a wide range of individuals, from painters and architects to dyers, printers, pigment manufacturers and chemists. This volume discusses how different communities interacted with respect to knowledge and practices surrounding colour, thus contributing to a better understanding of an important current in cultural history.

Book information

ISBN: 9783110335736
Publisher: De Gruyter
Imprint: De Gruyter
Pub date:
DEWEY: 535.609032
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: xiv, 420
Weight: 1168g
Height: 240mm
Width: 170mm
Spine width: 33mm