Examining the physical materials that color the world, a freelance journalist explores the social, political, and cultural implications of color throughout history.
xii, 448 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), maps ; 21 cm
Other Title:
Color
Notes:
Publisher, pagination and printing dates may vary "The work was originally published in slightly different form, as Colour, by Hodder and Stoughton, a division of Hodder Headline, London, in 2002, and in hardcover by Ballantine Books, ... New York, in 2003"--Title page verso Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents:
The beginning of the rainbow The paintbox : Ochre ; Black and brown ; White ; Red ; Orange ; Yellow ; Green ; Blue ; Indigo ; Violet The end of the rainbow
