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The Rainbow Book: Being a Collection of Essays and Illustrations Devoted to Rainbows in Particular and Spectral Sequences in General
A book "being a collection of essays & illustrations devoted to Rainbows in particular & Spectral Sequences in general-focusing on the meaning of color (physical & Metaphysically) from Ancient to Modern Times. Sections are printed on colored paper, red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple. It is a veritable encyclopedia of rainbow the art of the rainbow, including myth, magic, paintings, prints, and poems. The physics of the spectrum--light, color and the stars, and the "Music of the Spheres". The metaphors of color, exploring the colors of consciousness and auras - and so much more. 224 pages full of information, illustrations, and stories.
199 pages, Paperback
First published August 12, 1975
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July 22, 2016
This is a wonderful book, but I would have liked to read it in the "original" version (which was in color, and unabridged, I presume). It's based on a SFMOMA exhibition and is an exploration of the meaning (cultural, scientific and psychological) of color.
June 1, 2012
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