Materiality of color, the: the production, circulation, and application of dyes and pigments, 1400–1800
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9781409429159
Date de publication :
20 nov. 2012
Dimensions :
24,6 x 17,4 cm
Poids :
900 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Captures color's global history with chapters on indigo plantations in India and the American South, cochineal production in colonial Oaxaca, the taste for brightly colored Chinese objects in Europe, and the thriving trade in vermilion between Europeans and Native Americans. This book is also suitable for art historians and museum curators.