The secret language of color : science, nature, history, beauty, culture, and joy of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet
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Eckstut, Arielle,
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Eckstut, Joann, author.
Published
New York : Black Dog & Leventhal Pub, 2013.
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Book
ISBN
9781579129491 :, 1579129498
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240 pages : illustration ; 27 cm
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Color -- Popular works.
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Published
New York : Black Dog & Leventhal Pub, 2013.
Language
English
ISBN
9781579129491 :, 1579129498

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Explores color's countless manifestations, providing insight into such phenomena as the visible spectrum, light absorption and reflection, how humans see color, how vision evolved, the sky, rainbows, colored gems, animal pigmentation, how animals use color to find mates and to protect themselves, and the use of color in human religion, ritual, design, navigation, communication, and personal identity.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Eckstut, A., & Eckstut, J. (2013). The secret language of color: science, nature, history, beauty, culture, and joy of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet . Black Dog & Leventhal Pub.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Eckstut, Arielle and Joann, Eckstut. 2013. The Secret Language of Color: Science, Nature, History, Beauty, Culture, and Joy of Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, and Violet. Black Dog & Leventhal Pub.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Eckstut, Arielle and Joann, Eckstut. The Secret Language of Color: Science, Nature, History, Beauty, Culture, and Joy of Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, and Violet Black Dog & Leventhal Pub, 2013.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Eckstut, Arielle,, and Joann Eckstut. The Secret Language of Color: Science, Nature, History, Beauty, Culture, and Joy of Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, and Violet Black Dog & Leventhal Pub, 2013.

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