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Beschreibung
Colour is all around us; we take it for granted as a naturally occurring aspect of all things. Yet colours are also manufactured, and the science of pigments, hues and dyes has an ancient and fascinating history.

What were the colours of Ancient Egypt? What did its artists use to paint their magnificent frescoes? Where do indigo and ochre come from? Why is purple the colour of royalty? What are pastels? How many colours are there? Why do we dye our food? Who invented ink? What are white and black made of? What is the symbolism of yellow?

From the 40,000-years-old painted caves at Lascaux to the medieval cloth trade that enriched Europe, to the synthetic chemistry of today, the history of colour making has a central place in our lives. This book surveys the history of dyes and pigments, the invention of new colours and the industries that were fuelled by them.
Colour is all around us; we take it for granted as a naturally occurring aspect of all things. Yet colours are also manufactured, and the science of pigments, hues and dyes has an ancient and fascinating history.

What were the colours of Ancient Egypt? What did its artists use to paint their magnificent frescoes? Where do indigo and ochre come from? Why is purple the colour of royalty? What are pastels? How many colours are there? Why do we dye our food? Who invented ink? What are white and black made of? What is the symbolism of yellow?

From the 40,000-years-old painted caves at Lascaux to the medieval cloth trade that enriched Europe, to the synthetic chemistry of today, the history of colour making has a central place in our lives. This book surveys the history of dyes and pigments, the invention of new colours and the industries that were fuelled by them.
Über den Autor
Francois Delamare is a specialist in the surface properties of materials and was Director of Research at the Centre for the study of the structure of materials at the Ecole des Mines, Paris.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2000
Genre: Importe, Kunst
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Thema: Innenarchitektur & Design
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: New Horizons
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780500301029
ISBN-10: 0500301026
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Guineau, Bernard
Delamare, Francois
Hersteller: Thames & Hudson Ltd
New Horizons
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 179 x 123 x 12 mm
Von/Mit: Bernard Guineau (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 27.11.2000
Gewicht: 0,246 kg
Artikel-ID: 121211264