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Colour and Meaning: Art, Science and Symbolism

Colour and Meaning: Art, Science and Symbolism

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John Gage is the former Head of the Department of History of Art at Cambridge University. He is an acknowledged international authority on the history of art and colour and has written many books on the subject, including Colour in Art and Colour and Culture, both published by Thames & Hudson.

Is colour just a physiological phenomenon? Does colour have an effect on feelings? This study argues that the meaning of colour, like language, lies in the particular historical contexts in which it is experienced. Three essays introduce the subject, and the remaining chapters follow themes of colour chronologically, from the early Middle Ages to the 20th century.

Topics covered include medieval colour-symbolism, the earliest history of the prism, Newton's optical discoveries, 19th-century psychologists and colour, and 20th-century literature on colour in art.

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Product Code 1015427
Author John Gage
ISBN 9780500282151
Dimensions 26.1 x 19 x 5.3 cm
Format Paperback
GTIN 9780500282151
Pages 320
Published March 2000
Publisher Thames & Hudson
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