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Chromatopia: An Illustrated History of Colour

作者 David Coles
出版社 THAMES & HUDSON LTD.
商品描述 Chromatopia: An Illustrated History of Colour:DidyouknowthattheEgyptianscreatedthefirstsyntheticcolour;orthatthenoblestpurplecomesfromapredatoryseasnailThrough

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內容簡介 Did you know that the Egyptians created the first synthetic colour; or that the noblest purple comes from a predatory sea snail Throughout history, artist pigments have been made from deadly metals, poisonous minerals, urine, cow dung, and even crushed insects. From grinding down beetles and burning animal bones to alchemy and pure luck, Chromatopia reveals the origin stories behind over fifty of historys most vivid colour pigments. Spanning the ancient world to modern leaps in technology, this is the book for the artist, the history buff, the science lover and the design fanatic.Table of ContentsIntroduction: A Life Lived in Colour 1. The First Colours 2. Colour in the Time of theAncients 3. Colour and the Classical World 4. Medieval Colours 5. Writing Inks6. Dyes, Lakes and Pinkes 7. Mysterious Colours 8. The Explosion of Colour9. A Brave New World of Colour 10. The Science of Modern Colour

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書名 / Chromatopia: An Illustrated History of Colour
作者 / David Coles
簡介 / Chromatopia: An Illustrated History of Colour:DidyouknowthattheEgyptianscreatedthefirstsyntheticcolour;orthatthenoblestpurplecomesfromapredatoryseasnailThrough
出版社 / THAMES & HUDSON LTD.
ISBN13 / 9780500501351
ISBN10 / 0500501351
EAN / 9780500501351
誠品26碼 / 2681729083000
頁數 / 240
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裝訂 / H:精裝
語言 / 3:英文
尺寸 / 22.8X17.1X2.7CM
級別 / N:無