The aim of Color for Science, Art and Technology is to assemble a series of chapters, written by experts in their fields, covering the basics of color — and then some more. In this way, readers are supplied with almost anything they want to know about color outside their own area of expertise. The diverse chapters address color perception, biological and therapeutical aspects of color, color in abstract art, color measurement, color vision, pigments and dyes, color preservation, and more.

From the Preface: “...The aim has been to avoid excess technicalities, yet some topics would be meaningless without them. Some chapters, such as those on color measurement, color perception, and color reproduction, require some mathematical details in view of the astonishing complexities involved. Others, such as those on the causes of color, colorants, and color preservation, need to be grounded in the chemistry and physics involved...The attempt has always been made to include the necessary fundamentals for those whose backgound lies in other fields. Some overlap was accepted so that chapters should be able to stand on their own to a significant extent, always excepting the basic concepts covered in Chapter 1, which are prerequisite for almost all the other chapters...”

Target Audience: Color measurement experts, dye and pigment researchers, artists, graphic designers, and any other reader with a broad-based interest in color.

Table of Contents:

The Science of Color:

Fundamentals of Color Science

The Measurement of Color

Color Vision

The Fifteen Causes of Color

Color in Art, Culture and Life:

Color in Abstract Painting

Color in Anthropology and Folklore

The Philosophy of Color

Color in Plants, Animals and Man

The Biological and Therapeutic Effects of Light

Double Blind Testing for Biological and Therapeutic Effects of Color

Colorants, The Preservation and the Reproduction of Color:

Colorants: Organic and Inorganic Pigments

Colorants: Dyes

Color Preservation

Color Imaging: Printing and Photography

Color Encoding in the Photo CD System

Color Displays

Index