A Dictionary of Color: A Lexicon of the Language of Color - Hardcover

Paterson, Ian

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9781854182470: A Dictionary of Color: A Lexicon of the Language of Color
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1854182471 ISBN 13: 9781854182470
Publisher: Thorogood, 2003

Synopsis

"This comprehensive resource explores every aspect of color and its many applications across the disciplines and through the ages. With more than 4,100 entries, this dictionary explores the language of color from historical, design, language, symbolic, literary, and commercial perspectives. Appendixes include adjectives of color, more than 1,000 colors arranged according to color groupings, and color phrases such as blue funk and scream blue murder. This unusual reference will appeal to writers, designers, artists and illustrators, art critics, decorators, and language enthusiasts."

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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 color in its various work forms and applications.

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Publisher
Thorogood
Publication date
2003
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1854182471
ISBN 13 
9781854182470
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
360
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