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Author Eckstut, Joann.

Title The secret language of color : science, nature, history, culture, beauty of red, orange, yellow, green, blue & violet / Joann Eckstut and Arielle Eckstut.

Publication Info. New York : Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers : Distributed by Workman Pub., ©2013.

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Location Call No. Status
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  535.6 ECK    Check Shelf
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  535.6 ECKSTUT    DUE 04-20-24
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  535.6 ECKSTUT    Check Shelf
 Plainville Public Library - Non Fiction  701.8 ECK    Check Shelf
 Simsbury Public Library - Non Fiction  535.6 ECKSTUT    DUE 05-06-24
 Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department  535.6 EC    Check Shelf
Description 240 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [234]-235) and index.
Summary 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.
Contents Physics and chemistry -- Red -- Universe -- Orange -- Earth -- Yellow -- Plants -- Green -- Animals -- Blue -- Humans -- Violet.
Subject Color -- Popular works.
Color. (OCoLC)fst00868499
Genre/Form Popular works. (OCoLC)fst01423846
Added Author Eckstut, Arielle.
ISBN 9781579129491
1579129498
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