Secret Language of Color: Science, Nature, History, Culture, Beauty of Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, & Violet

Eckstut, Joann; Eckstut, Arielle

ISBN 10: 1579129498 / ISBN 13: 9781579129491

Verlag: Black Dog & Leventhal PUblishers, Inc., New York, 2013

Beschreibung

240 Pages Indexed. No defects noted. Colorful illustrations on every one of the 240 pages. In this beautiful and thorough investigation, The Secret Language of Color celebrates and illuminates the countless ways in which color colors our world. Why is the sky blue, the grass green, a rose red? Most of us have no idea how to answer these questions, nor are we aware that color pervades nearly all aspects of life, from the subatomic realm and the natural world to human culture and psychology. Organized into chapters that begin with a fascinating explanation of the physics and chemistry of color, The Secret Language of Colortravels from outer space to Earth, from plants to animals to humans. In these chapters we learn about how and why we see color, the nature of rainbows, animals with color vision far superior and far inferior to our own, how our language influences the colors we see, and much more. Between these chapters, authors Joann Eckstut and Ariele Eckstut turn their attention to the individual hues of the visible spectrum - red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet - presenting each in fascinating, in-depth detail. Including hundreds of stunning photographs and dozens of informative, often entertaining graphics, every page is a breathtaking demonstration of color and its role in the world around us. Whether you see red, are a shrinking violet, or talk a blue streak, this is the perfect book for anyone interested in the history, science, culture, and beauty of color in the natural and man-made world. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 20837

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Secret Language of Color: Science, Nature, ...

Verlag: Black Dog & Leventhal PUblishers, Inc., New York

Erscheinungsdatum: 2013

Einband: Hard Back

Zustand: Very Good

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good

Auflage: Assumed First Edition

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Book by Eckstut Joann Eckstut Arielle

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"In this many-hued tome, Joann Eckstut and Arielle Eckstut zip through optics and electromagnetism. They then explore colour in art, such as the pointillist work of George-Pierre Seurat, and in nature, from minerals to nebulae. Fact-filled and flamboyantly illustrated." --Nature