An introduction to color / Ralph M. Evans.

By: Publication details: New York : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1948.Description: x, 340 pages : illustrations, 15 color plates ; 25 cmSubject(s):
Contents:
Color and light -- The physical nature of light -- Light sources -- Illumination -- Colored objects -- The physics of everyday color -- Color vision -- The visual variables of color -- Perception and illusion -- Brightness perception -- Color perception -- The measurement of color -- The specification of color -- Color differences and color names -- Mixtures of colored lights -- Effects of illuminants -- Transparent colorant mixtures -- Paints and pigments -- Color in photography -- Color by art -- Design and abstraction.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-327) and index.

Color and light -- The physical nature of light -- Light sources -- Illumination -- Colored objects -- The physics of everyday color -- Color vision -- The visual variables of color -- Perception and illusion -- Brightness perception -- Color perception -- The measurement of color -- The specification of color -- Color differences and color names -- Mixtures of colored lights -- Effects of illuminants -- Transparent colorant mixtures -- Paints and pigments -- Color in photography -- Color by art -- Design and abstraction.