Color : a natural history of the palette /

Examining the physical materials that color the world, a freelance journalist explores the social, political and cultural implications of color throughout history.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Finlay, Victoria
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, [2004]
Edition:Random House Trade Paperback edition.
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Description
Summary:Examining the physical materials that color the world, a freelance journalist explores the social, political and cultural implications of color throughout history.
Item Description:"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.
Physical Description:xii, 448 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of color plates : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0812971426
9780812971422