Color Theory : A Critical Introduction (Paperback)

Introduction / Pink is Primary: Towards a Contextual Color Theory Chapter One / Natural Resources and Global Trade: Color Use in Traditional Cultures Chapter Two / Knowing at a Distance: Color Problems in Ancient Greek Thought Chapter Three / Stained Glass and Illuminations: European Color Theory Before Galileo Chapter Four / Prisms, Mirrors, and Lenses: The Newtonian Revolution Chapter Five / Romanticism and Chromophobia: The Creation of Color Theory in the 19th Century Chapter Six / The Science of the Invisible: Color Classification Systems and Spiritual Color Chapter Seven / High Modern: Color Use at the Bauhaus and in Abstract Expressionism Chapter Eight / Post Modern: Contemporary Directions in Color Use Color Theory Timeline Glossary of Color Theory Terms Additional Resources Select Bibliography Index