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Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A lively account of our age-old quest for brighter colors, which changed the way we see the world, from the best-selling author of Proof: The Science of Booze"--
Our world practically vibrates with colors, but the human-made versions haven't always matched nature's kaleidoscopic array. Rogers traces an arc from the earliest humans to our digitized, synthesized present and future. From cave paintings to modern corporate espionage, he explores the...
Author
Publisher
Arts Meet Science, an imprint of Read & Co
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Read & Co. presents this new edition of Werner's Nomenclature of Colours. First published in 1814, this small volume comprises a collection of 110 swatches displaying nature's colour palette together with their poetical descriptions. In the 18th century, German geologist Abraham Gottlob Werner set out to establish a standard reference guide to colour for use in the general sciences. Scottish flower painter Patrick Syme later enhanced and extended...
10) Orange animals
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Kids
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
This title will help readers understand that colors in nature are not just for beauty, but sometimes have more important purposes. Also included in this title is a color wheel showing primary and secondary colors and their relationships.
11) Reading by the colors: overcoming dyslexia and other reading disabilities through the Irlen method
Author
Publisher
Avery
Pub. Date
c1991
Language
English
14) They say blue
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Formats
Description
A young girl describes where she finds colors in both the world around her and beyond what she can see.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd. in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Color by Design is attractively simple: a celebration and exploration of color, as revealed through objects in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum. Structured by color and beautifully designed, it offers fascinating insights into the choices made by designers and makers from across the world and throughout history. -- Website.
16) Orange
Author
Publisher
Jump!
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"This photo-illustrated book for early readers tells about plants, animals, and how colors work in the natural world. Includes picture glossary"--
Author
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Did you know that the Egyptians created the first synthetic colour; or that the noblest purple comes from a predatory sea snail? Throughout history, artist pigments have been made from deadly metals, poisonous minerals, urine, cow dung, and even crushed insects. From grinding down beetles and burning animal bones to alchemy and serendipity, Chromatopia reveals the origin stories of over 50 of history's most extraordinary pigments. Spanning the ancient...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Colors don't come out of nothing. They always start somewhere . . . With something . . . With someone. Discover how color is harnessed from nature in this survey of dyes and pigments from around the world. Organized by color-from yellow to purple to red and more-Before Colors marries a lyrical core text with tons of informational material for curious readers. In the narrative text, readers will encounter markers and artists as they source and process...
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