This book describes color as it pertains to a variety of disciplines — from biology to physics and chemistry to neuroscience and perception. It discusses the theoretical underpinnings of light and color, the causes of color, inorganic pigments and organic colorants, colorimetry and color nomenclature, cognition as related to optical stimuli, and much more. This beautiful and instructive work is appropriate for laymen and scientists alike. Includes numerous high quality color illustrations.

From the Preface: “...The multidisciplinary approach of this book cannot be comprehensive at all. In every chapter, I try first to describe some facts, experiments, examples, and observations, and then to give a personal interpretation which may lead to greater understanding or...to the recognition that there are color phenomena which we cannot fully understand...I hope...that it will be stimulating to read this book on color disciplines not obviously related to one another, but which seem interesting subjects for cross-cultural discussion...”

Target Audience: Any reader with the desire to learn more about color.

Table of Contents:

Introduction

Physics of Light and Color

Chemistry of Color

Colorimetry

How Do We See Colors?

How Do We Name Colors?

Color in Art and in Other Cultural Activities

Epilogue

Index