Bright Earth
Art and the Invention of Color
434 pages, 41 color plates, 13 halftones, 6 line drawings 6 x 9
©
2001
Paper $18.00
ISBN: 9780226036281
Published April 2003
Not for sale in the British Commonwealth except Canada
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.
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