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Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: Thames & Hudson; New edition edition (30 Oct 1995)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0500278180
ISBN-13: 978-0500278185
Product Dimensions: 27.8 x 25 x 3 cm
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 20,384 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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A superb, encyclopedic exploration of colour as cultural and artistic phenomenon. This book, thirty years in the making, will delight artists, designers, historians and anyone interested in what colour means to us now and what significance it had in the past. Beginning with the ancient Greeks, once thought to be essentially colour-blind, John Gage examines the many and varied attitudes toward colour and its use. It is at the same time a philosophical book, an aesthetic book and a fascinating history lesson. Practicing artists will particularly enjoy the discussion of the various "palettes" adopted and developed by artists such as Delacroix. I particularly enjoyed the discussion of colour and alchemy, colour and music and the heraldic symbolism of colour. A rich and fascinating exploration of a hitherto overlooked thread of cultural development.

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