A Dictionary of Colour: A Lexicon of the Language of Colour - Softcover

Paterson, Ian

 
9781854183750: A Dictionary of Colour: A Lexicon of the Language of Colour

Synopsis

Words are drawn from many different worlds including art, artists, crafts and design, painting, printing and sculpture, the decorative arts, gems, fashion, textiles, physics, maths, astronomy, chemistry, cosmetics, dyes, colourants, paints, biology, geography, geology, minerals, history, art history, social history, religion, philosophy, heraldry, mythology and symbolism, language, linguistics, grammar, slang, literature (including the Bible and Shakespeare), music, theatre, photography, television and film, psychology and human behaviour, education, politics, commerce, economics, finance, law, travel, war, vision and colour-blindness, medicine, drugs, colour therapy, food and drink, colour theory and many others.

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About the Author

Ian Paterson is a successful commercial lawyer and author. He has pursued a lifelong interest in dictionaries and has an abiding pre-occupation with colour in its various applications.

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ISBN 10:  1854182471 ISBN 13:  9781854182470
Publisher: Thorogood, 2003
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