The thoroughly revised second edition of this text provides a practical, up-to-date resource for understanding contemporary theory and applications of color. Concise, nonmathematical, and not overly technical, the book draws together knowledge from a number of disciplines to present a comprehensive overview of color science. It features new information on perception phenomena, color order, and recent technological advances; touches on historical, philosophical, and art-related topics; includes a glossary of terms; and presents a timetable of color in science and art.

From the Preface: “...Color is a much more encompassing subject than is usually conveyed in standard textbooks on color science and technology. It is part of the very complex vision process whose functioning, despite many advances, remains unknown in detail. There is also the continuing discrepacy between what is known about the physiological processes of color vision and the final results in our conscious experiences. At the same time technological treatment of color is becoming more and more mathematical model driven in a time of economic world competition and the need to speed up all processes...”

Target Audience: An ideal resource for all color and vision scientists, industrial chemists and engineers, artists, designers, and students.

Table of Contents:

Sources of Color

What Is Color and How Did We Come to Experience It?

From Light to Color

Color Perception Phenomena

Orderly Arrangements of Color

Defining the Color Stimulus

Calculating Color

Colorants and Their Mixture

Color Reproduction

The Web of Color

Color (Theory) in Art

Harmony of Colors

Timetable of Color in Science and Art

Glossary

Index