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Important books and articles
for color specialists.
- Basic color science
- Coloring using pigments and dyes
- Color reproduction: CRT display, photography, printing
- Color in art and design
- Color history
COLOR SCIENCE
- The Physics and Chemistry of Color, The Fifteen Causes of Color.
- Kurt Nassau, John Wiley & Sons, Somerset NJ, 1983, 496pp, $52.50.
A comprehensive treatment of the causes of color covering their physical and chemical origin and their varied occurrences in biology and mineralogy, in the atmosphere, in the visual process, and in many branches of technology, including paints, dyes, glass and ceramics, photography, art preservation, and lasers.- Principles of Color Technology, Second Edition
- Fred W. Billmeyer, Jr. and Max Saltzman, Wiley, New York, 1981, 240 p. Color technology made easy, by a gifted teacher. Cute cartoons. Ed.
- The Measurement of Appearance, Second Edition
- Richard S. Hunter and Richard W. Harold, Wiley New York, 1987, 411 p. Practical text, special focus on sample handling essential for the working colorist. Ed.
- Color in Business, Science, and Industry, Third Edition
- Dean B. Judd and Gunter Wyszecki, Wiley, New York, 1975, 553 p. Chatty, thorough, somewhat dated but complete. Ed.
- Colour Physics for Industry
- Roderick McDonald, Society of Dyers and Colourists, Bradford UK, 1987, ~300p. Seven chapters, each by a different author: light, instruments, CIE system through to human colour vision. Despite its textile origins it is valuable for any industry. Martin Bide.
- Color Science: concepts and methods, quantitative data and formulae, Second Edition
- Gunter Wyszecki and W.S. Stiles, Wiley, New York, 1982, 950 p. An exhaustive reference text for the expert, multitudes of tables. Ed.
- CIE Colorimetry: Official recommendations of the International Commission on Illumination
- Publication 15.2 1986
- Measuring Colour.
- R.W.G. Hunt, Ellis Horwood 1995.
- Seeing the light: optics in nature, photography, color, vision, and holography
- David S. Falk. Harper & Row, 1986. Optics, optics experiments. Jill Morton
COLORING WITH PIGMENTS AND DYES
- The Colour Science of Dyes and Pigments, second edition
- Keith McLaren Hilger, Bristol UK, 1986. 200p. Eclectic blend: the history of colorants, color vision, difference measurement and formulation, etc. A fascinating viewpoint with interesting observations. Martin Bide.
- Instrumental Colour Formulation: A practical Guide
- James Park, Society of Dyers and Colourists, Bradford UK 1993. 58 p. Short and simple: a good introduction to textile color formulation. Martin Bide.
- Coloring of Plastics
- Thomas G. Webber, Wiley, New York, 1979, 220 p. Good for beginners; much info about colorants, resins, and compounding is still current. Ed.
COLOR REPRODUCTION
- The Reproduction of Colour in Photography, Printing & Television, Second edition.
- R.W.G. Hunt, Fountain Press, Tolworth, England, 1987 (4th ed.),640 p. A standard work in the field of color, fully revised since 1st edition in 1957. Review by Mauro Boscarol.
- Colour Science in Television and Display Systems
- Sproson, W, N, Adam Hilger Ltd, 1983. ISBN 0-85274-413-7
- Effective Color Displays. Theory and Practice
- Travis, D, Academic Press, 1991. ISBN 0-12-697690-2. Contains C source code for many color space conversions.
- Article: CRT Colorimetry: Part 1 Theory and Practice, Part 2 Metrology
- Berns, R.S., Motta, R.J. and Gorzynski, M.E., Color Research and Application, 18, (1993).
COLOR IN ART AND DESIGN
- Color Theory and Its Application in Art and Design
- George A. Agoston, Springer,Berlin, 1987,286 p. An introduction to topics in color theory useful to artists, designers, and others who work with color. Mauro Boscarol.
- The Elements of Color; a treatise on the color system of Johannes Itten, based on his book The art of color.
- Johannes Itten. Van Nostrand Reinhold Co. 1970. Colors, techniques of painting. A classic -- Jill Morton.
- The Interaction of Color
- Josef Albers. Yale University Press, 1975. Jill Morton.
- The color compendium
- Augustine Hope and Margaret Walch. Van Nostrand Reinhold 1990. Jill Morton.
- Light, color & environment : presenting a wealth of data on the biological and psychological effects of color, with detailed recommendations for practical color use, special attention to computer facilities, and a historic review of period styles. Second edition.
- Faber Birren. West Chester, PaA, Schiffer Pub., 1988. Jill Morton.
- Dimensional Color
- Lois Swirnoff, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1992. Psychological aspects, visual perception, color in architecture, environmental psychology. Jill Morton.
- Colour : a philosophical introduction. Second edition.
- Jonathan Westpahl, Basil Blackwell. Oxford 1991 Color philosophy and color vision. Jill Morton.
- The Psychology of Color and Design. Second edition.
- Deborah T. Sharpe, Nelson Hall Inc, 1982. Jill Morton.
- The Lčuscher color test.
- Max Lčuscher. Random House, 1969. Jill Morton.
COLOR HISTORY
- A History of Colors
- Manlio Brusatin (Boston: Shambhala, 1991. A pretty good overview of color history with abundant information, an important bibliographical reference and a very thoughtful and enjoyable text in a practical small format. Ideal for course reference. Reviewed by Eduardo Aquino, Macabea@eworld.com, Montreal.
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