维多利亚·芬利,英国人,曾在圣安德鲁斯大学就读,具有社会人类学背景,专攻亚洲文化,曾在香港当记者和艺术编辑。
Defining color is a simple matter-visible light of a particular wavelength. Or is it? It turns out that the pigments and dyes responsible for hues have many remarkable characteristics, most of which we rarely ponder. Journalist Finlay's first book is a blend of travelogue and historical exploration about the myriad ways color takes on meaning for us, whether as a matter of aesthetics, economics, war or culture. The book has no overarching theme-it's all byways, an approach that works. Insofar as there is a thesis, it is that visual expression falls just behind procreation and the search for food and shelter as a fundamental human activity; countless peoples, Finlay reports, rank color and art among their primary concerns. During her journey, both literal and literary, Finlay learns of many little-known tribes and historical curiosities: too-trusting Puritans purchasing cheaply dyed black clothes destined to turn orange in a matter of weeks; the rise and heartbreaking fall of the art of the Pintupi tribe in barren central Australia during the 1970s; and the once-supreme economic clout of indigo from Bengal-to take just three examples among dozens. To delve into this book is to see the experimental, scientific side of the old masters and the artistic qualities of inventors and explorers. This is not a scientific work-those interested in rods and cones should look elsewhere. Thanks to Finlay's impeccable reportorial skills and a remarkable degree of engagement, this is an utterly unique and fascinating read. Illus., maps.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
与其说是“调色板的自然史”,不如说是作者寻找颜料的旅行手记,所以无关颜色的废话相当多,多到想从中提取有用信息都有些障碍重重。个人觉得整本书应该可以精简到250页左右。书中还有一些错误,书页margin处有不明数字(推测可能是原版的页码)。
评分 评分这本应是一本很好的书。 这本书是介绍各个颜色的起源的。在没有化工颜料之前,人们怎样作画,印染?这本书就是探寻天然颜料的起源的。 可惜的是,作者不是一个有经验的科普读物作家,她是个热爱颜色的研究生,为了探寻颜料的起源;她做了无数次寻访之旅。这本书倒不如说是她...
评分 评分作者是颜色控,鉴定完毕。关于颜色的历史,读起来有些吃力。每页都好多英文,现在的翻译怎么都那么不自信?新知文库里的另一本,《改变西方世界的26个字母》想读,希望不要像这本一样那么飘逸。 10.02.12中写有外公家
看Lautrec受到一点启发..需要增加点具体的知识。这本书里各种边角料知识...比如茜素是媒介染料可以用来做橙色..作者可以说非常尽力了..简直是exhaustive research典范..各种信息驱动着飞速旋转确实有点乱了阵脚。排列呈现方式有点混乱..缺个main thread.大部分我都记住了所以阅读体验还是满意的。我想了半天我可能会换个方式吧。
评分ochre(赭石),black and brown , white , red , orange , yellow , green , blue , indigo(靛蓝色) , violet ,
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