Bright Earth: Art and the Invention of Color by Philip Ball

Bright Earth: Art and the Invention of Color

Philip Ball

434 pages first pub 1999 (editions)

nonfiction art history science informative reflective slow-paced
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From Egyptian wall paintings to the Venetian Renaissance, impressionism to digital images, Philip Ball tells the fascinating story of how art, chemistry, and technology have interacted throughout the ages to render the gorgeous hues we admire on o...

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