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Bright Earth : Art and the Invention of Color
Bright Earth Art and the Invention of Color
Author: Philip Ball
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.
ISBN-13: 9780226036281
ISBN-10: 0226036286
Publication Date: 4/15/2003
Pages: 424
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Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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In this book, Ball chronicles how colors evolved through art and science to become what they are today. He examines the nature of color and its origin as well as its use by artists, from Apelles to Alexander the Great to Warhol.


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