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SCIENCE AND THE ENVIRONMENT   
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Colour and Meaning

Art, Science and Symbolism

John Gage

'Continues his brilliant exploration of art, paint, the spectrum and vision'
- Marina Warner, The Independent on Sunday


'Essential reading'
- Nature


Is colour just a physiological phenomenon? Does it have an effect on feelings? This vividly written book, the sequel to the award-winning Colour and Culture, is ultimately informed by the conviction that the meaning of colour lies in the particular historical context in which it is experienced and interpreted.

John Gage explores the mysteries of themes as diverse as the optical mixing techniques implicit in mosaic, colour-languages in Latin America at the time of the Spanish Conquest and the ideas of Goethe and Runge, Blake and Turner.

For students and lecturers in the history of art and culture, for artists and designers, and for psychologists and scientists with a special interest in the subject, John Gage has produced a compelling study of the meaning of colour through the ages.

Also of interest:
Colour and Culture by John Gage

Colour is Power
    ‘Reach for your sunglasses: this book is bright!’
    – Hotshoe International
Colour in Art by John Gage
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*ISBN 0500282153
*ISBN-13 978-0500282151
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*26.0 x 18.9 cm
*Paperback
*320pp
*137 illustrations, 37 in colour
*First published 2000
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*£19.95
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