Language of colour: an introduction /
Theo van leeuwen
- London: Routledge, 2011.
Selected Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Colour Meanings 3. Colour Systems 4. Colour Names 5. A Parametric Theory of Colour 6. Colour in Art and Architecture 7. Colour in Contemporary Life
Offers a fresh approach to the study of colour. This title covers: a brief history of the meanings of colour ; the relationship between language and colour names within a cultural context; corporate uses of colour; and, the meaning of colour in everyday life.