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Book Review of Bright Earth : Art and the Invention of Color

Bright Earth : Art and the Invention of Color
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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.