Color: a survey in words and pictures, from ancient mysticism to modern scienceDescribes the role of color in ancient religions, discusses vision, auras, painting, color theory, and color in nature, and explains what color preference indicates about one's personality |
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Contents
FOREWORD | 9 |
Part One THE MYSTICAL BEGINNINGS | 10 |
Of Man and the Earth About Him | 11 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Color: a survey in words and pictures, from ancient mysticism to modern science |
| Author | Faber Birren |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Citadel Press, 1984 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Nov 21, 2007 |
| Length | 223 pages |
| Subjects | › Art / Color Theory Color Reference / General Science / General Visual perception |
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