{"product_id":"the-history-of-color-a-universe-of-chromatic-phenomena-hardcover","title":"The History of Color: A Universe of Chromatic Phenomena - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNeil Parkinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis comprehensive, beautiful book delves deep into the complex but fascinating story of our relationship with color throughout human history.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Color is \u003cb\u003efundamental to our experience\u003c\/b\u003e and understanding of the world. It crosses continents and cultures, disciplines and decades. It is used to convey information and knowledge, to evoke mood, and to inspire emotion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This book explores the \u003cb\u003ehistory of our understanding of color, from the ancient world to the present, \u003c\/b\u003efrom Aristotle to Albers. Interspersed in the historical story are numerous thematic essays that look at how color has been used across a wide range of disciplines and fields: in food, music, language and many others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The illustrations are drawn from the \u003cb\u003eRoyal College of Art's renowned Colour Reference Library \u003c\/b\u003ewhich spans six centuries of works and nearly 2,000 titles, from a Gothic manuscript on the composition of the rainbow to hand-painted Enlightenment works on color theory and vibrant 20th-century color charts, including many fascinating examples not seen in other books. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDelving far and wide in this fascinating and varied subject, \u003c\/b\u003e this book will help readers find \u003cb\u003enew layers of meaning and complexity in their everyday experiences\u003c\/b\u003e and teach them to \u003cb\u003elook closer at our colorful lives.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNeil Parkinson\u003c\/b\u003e is Archives and Collections Manager at the Royal College of Art, London where his responsibilities include development of the renowned Colour Reference Library. In the last decade, he has presented widely on the subject of colour to audiences from schoolchildren to chemists. He has chaired symposiums and conferences on colour, and he wrote a history of the collection for the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Design History\u003c\/i\u003e (OUP).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 9.29 x 6.77 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 26, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764602306848,"sku":"9780711288843","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8448ca3e721fec74eab053aeef28d135.webp?v=1780253281","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-history-of-color-a-universe-of-chromatic-phenomena-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}