{"product_id":"green-sky-blue-grass-matthias-claudius-hofmann-9783735607515","title":"Green Sky, Blue Grass: Colour Coding Worlds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn interdisciplinary investigation into how colors vary in the eyes and minds of people across cultures worldwide\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe title of this volume and its accompanying exhibition at the Museum of World Cultures in Frankfurt alludes to ancient Japanese poetry in which the sky is sometimes described as green and the grass as blue. The world is full of color no matter where one looks, but not every culture interprets the spectrum of shades in the same way, nor do individual people always see the same colors despite our physiological similarities.\u003cbr\u003eThis publication highlights pieces from the museum's collection, ranging in origin from the Amazon to Tibet, as anthropological case studies in the exploration of color and the meanings ascribed to different hues. In concert with essays from the fields of philosophy, linguistics and physics, \u003ci\u003eGreen Sky, Blue Grass\u003c\/i\u003e uncovers the complexity of human perception across the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matthias Claudius Hofmann\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3735607519\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783735607515\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kerber Verlag\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/10\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.70w x 0.70d","brand":"Matthias Claudius Hofmann","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43996032499967,"sku":"9783735607515","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d571d0c1-367a-463c-8f9e-12ddfc0e5b96.jpg?v=1683339304","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/green-sky-blue-grass-matthias-claudius-hofmann-9783735607515","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}