{"product_id":"the-history-of-color-neil-parkinson-9780711288843","title":"The History of Color: A Universe of Chromatic Phenomena","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis comprehensive, beautiful book delves deep into the complex but fascinating story of our relationship with color throughout human history.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Color is \u003cb\u003efundamental to our experience\u003c\/b\u003e and understanding of the world. It crosses continents and cultures, disciplines and decades. It is used to convey information and knowledge, to evoke mood, and to inspire emotion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This book explores the \u003cb\u003ehistory of our understanding of color, from the ancient world to the present, \u003c\/b\u003efrom Aristotle to Albers. Interspersed in the historical story are numerous thematic essays that look at how color has been used across a wide range of disciplines and fields: in food, music, language and many others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The illustrations are drawn from the \u003cb\u003eRoyal College of Art's renowned Colour Reference Library \u003c\/b\u003ewhich spans six centuries of works and nearly 2,000 titles, from a Gothic manuscript on the composition of the rainbow to hand-painted Enlightenment works on color theory and vibrant 20th-century color charts, including many fascinating examples not seen in other books. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDelving far and wide in this fascinating and varied subject, \u003c\/b\u003e this book will help readers find \u003cb\u003enew layers of meaning and complexity in their everyday experiences\u003c\/b\u003e and teach them to \u003cb\u003elook closer at our colorful lives.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Neil Parkinson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0711288844\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780711288843\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Frances Lincoln\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/26\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.29h x 6.77w x 0.94d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/24\/2023","brand":"Neil Parkinson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44149189083391,"sku":"9780711288843","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_13af3ce2-237a-46f8-a7ba-a7a9bdacfaf6.jpg?v=1688455314","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-history-of-color-neil-parkinson-9780711288843","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}