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A Dictionary of Colour - Hardcover By Patterson, Ian
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- ISBN
- 9781854183750
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Thorogood
ISBN-10
1854183753
ISBN-13
9781854183750
eBay Product ID (ePID)
45375740
Product Key Features
Book Title
Dictionary of Colour : a Lexicon of the Language of Colour
Number of Pages
528 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2004
Topic
Color Theory, Techniques / Color
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Art
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
42 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
I am simply astonished! The Dictionary of Colour is astounding. I started thinking Why would one want this? and ended up deep in the origins of turquoise, the fact that homage means blue, maddening conundrums like the hat problem, and so on. I have now wasted happy hours and am going to stop!
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
535.6/03
Table Of Content
Introduction References and abbreviations Dictionary entries Appendix one: Colour phrases Appendix two: The colours in alphabetical order Appendix three: The colours in colour order Appendix four: Adjectives of colour
Synopsis
This dictionary is the first of its kind: a treasury of color words and phrases, a comprehensive resource for exploring every aspect of color and it many applications across the disciplines and through the ages.Words are drawn from many different worlds including art, artists, craft and design, painting, printing and sculpture, the decorative arts, gems, fashion, textiles, cosmetics, physics, maths, astronomy, chemistry, dyes, colorants, paints, biology, geography, geology, minerals, history, art history, social history, religion, philosophy, heraldry, mythology and symbolism, languarge, linguistrics, grammar, slang, literature inc. the Bible and Shakespeare], music, theatre, photography, television and film, psychology and human behavior, education, politics, commerce, economics, finance, law, travel, war, vision and color-blindness, medicine, drugs and color therapy, food and drink, color theory and many others.Who should buy this book?Writers, journalists, copywriters, graphic, textile and fashion designers, artists and illustrators, art students, art critics, decorators, architects, set designers, colorists and dye-makers, color scientists, product designers, product originators and marketers, manufacturers of paints and wall-papers, language enthusiasts, word-lovers and dictionary collectors, general libraries and academic libraries relating to the above disciplines., Words are drawn from many different worlds including art, artists, craft and design, painting, printing and sculpture, the decorative arts, gems, fashion, textiles, cosmetics, physics, maths, astronomy, chemistry, dyes, colourants, paints, biology and many others. This dictionary is the first of its kind: a treasury of colour words and phrases, a comprehensive resource for exploring every aspect of colour and it many applications across the disciplines and through the ages. Ian Paterson is a successful commercial lawyer and author; he has pursued a lifelong interest in dictionaries and colour in its various word forms and applications., Words are drawn from many different worlds including art, artists, craft and design, painting, printing and sculpture, the decorative arts, gems, fashion, textiles, cosmetics, physics, maths, astronomy, chemistry, dyes, colourants, paints, biology and many others. This dictionary is the first of its kind: a treasury of colour words and ......
LC Classification Number
QC494.2
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