Full bibliographic data for Theory of Colours

TitleTheory of Colours

Authors and contributorsBy (author) Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Translated by C.L. Eastlake

Physical propertiesFormat: Paperback

Number of pages: 488

Width: 134.00 mm

Height: 202.00 mm

Thickness: 25.00 mm

Weight: 600.00 g

AudienceCollege/higher education

Professional and scholarly

Language German

ISBNISBN 13: 9780262570213

ISBN 10: 0262570211

ClassificationsBISAC category code: SCI037000

Dewey: 701.85

LC classification: QC495.G5 1

Nielsen BookScan Product Class: T1.0

BIC subject category: ABA

EditionNew edition

Edition statementNew edition

Illustrations noteIll.

PublisherMIT Press Ltd

Imprint nameMIT Press

Publication date01 January 1970

Publication City/CountryCambridge, Mass./US

Review text"Can you lend me "The Theory of Colours" for a few weeks? It is an important work. His latest things are insipid." --Ludwig van Beethoven, "Conversation-book," 1820

Review

"Can you lend me The Theory of Colours for a few weeks? It is an important work. His latest things are insipid."

—Ludwig van Beethoven, Conversation-book, 1820 --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Description

In this classic of speculative science, the author of Faust provides a unique perspective on the nature of color. Although not scientifically accurate in light of current knowledge, it offers an invaluable exploration of color, art, aesthetics, and philosophy, marked by inimitable prose and stimulating ideas.