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Advanced Color Imaging on the Mac OS
by Inc Apple Computer
Textbook Binding (August 1995)
Addison Wesley Publishing Company; ISBN: 020148949X
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ASTM Standards on Colour and Appearance Measurement
by ASTM
Paperback (November 1996)
American Society for Testing & Materials; ISBN: 0803118171
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Digital TV
by Herve Benoit
Paperback - 169 pages (June 1997)
Butterworth-Heinemann; ISBN: 0340691905
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Practical Color Measurement:
A Primer for the Beginner, a Reminder for the Expert

by Anni Berger-Schunn
Paperback - 192 pages (April 1994)
John Wiley & Sons; ISBN: 0471004170
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Better Picture Guide To: Photographing Colour
by M. Busselle
Paperback - 120 pages (January 2000)
RotoVision; ISBN: 2880464935
Colour is essential for highlighting a specific mood or atmosphere. Vibrant pictures are presented alongside text and diagrams telling you how to achieve these results.

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The Complete Book of Colour
by Suzy Chiazzari
Hardcover - 256 pages ( 4 June, 1998)
Element Books Ltd; ISBN: 1862042500
By introducing the colour we need into every aspect of our lives, we have the opportunity to change and develop ourselves and lead a happier and less stressful life. Each section of the book has practical information on ways to introduce colour into different areas of daily life, through our personal colouring, dress, food, home and work environments and healing. It teaches techniques of colour therapies to enhance well-being and provide emotional support and healing. [from the book jacket]
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Chemistry of Colour Application
by R.M. Christie, R.R Mather, R.H. Wardman
Paperback - 256 pages (November 1999)
Blackwell Science (UK); ISBN: 0632047828
A textbook which discusses the broad chemical principles underlying the application of dyes and pigments to a wide variety of substrates - textiles, surface coatings, plastics etc. It also discusses non-substrate uses of dyes and pigments and the use of colour measurement.
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Colour Vision Deficiencies XII
by Bruce Drum
Hardcover - 572 pages (December 1994)
Kluwer Academic Publishers; ISBN: 0792328892
From the 98 presentations of the XIIth Symposium on Colour Vision Deficiencies, 61 were selected after peer review and revision by the authors. In addition to these contributions this volume contains a cumulative index to all authors in the IRGCVD proceedings since the first one in 1968, including the present volume.
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Color Appearance Models
by Mark D. Fairchild
Hardcover - 448 pages (October 1997)
Addison Wesley Publishing Company; ISBN: 0201634643
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Colour in Nature
by Penelope A. Farrant
Paperback - 202 pages (September 1999)
Ward Lock; ISBN: 071372806X
Colour is all around, and this study looks at all aspects of colour, from physical and atmospheric phenomena to the world of plants and animals. The significance of colours in nature is considered - how they are produced, how they are perceived and their probable function and purpose.
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Real World Color Management
by Bruce Fraser, Fred Bunting and Chris Murphy
Paperback - 600 pages (January 2003)
Peachpit Press; ISBN: 0201773406
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Colour and Culture
by John Gage
Paperback - 335 pages (30 October, 1995)
Thames and Hudson; ISBN: 0500278180
Colour is fundamental to life and art: yet so diverse is it that it has hardly ever been studied in a comprehensive way. Is it above all a visual stimulus? What does the language of colour tell us? Where does one colour begin and another end? John Gage considers every conceivable aspect of the subject in this analysis of colour in Western culture.
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Digital Color Management
by Edward Giorgianni and Thomas Madden
Hardback (July, 1992)
Addison Wesley Longman Higher Education; ISBN: 0201634260
This book starts with a clear and concise account of color-imaging systems including the human visual system. The second chapter deals with the faithful transmission of color information between devices (eg. camera to VDU). There is up to date information on Photo CD color encoding and lots of practical advice. The appendix is rich in color transforms.
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Digital Image Processing Using Matlab
Rafael Gonzalez, Richard Woods and Steven Eddins
Hardcover 609 pages (October 2003)
entice Hall; ISBN: 0130085197
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Colour & Type for the Screen
by Veruschka Gotz
Paperback - 157 pages (May 1998)
RotoVision; ISBN: 2880463297
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Colour Engineering - Achieving Device Independent Colour
by Phil Green and Lindsay MacDonald
Hardcover - 482 pages (27 June, 2002)
John Wiley and Sons Ltd; ISBN: 0471486884
Go to Amazon for further details and ordering Device-independent reproduction of colour is the qualities of image reproduction achieved through the use of different input and output devices, for instance colour monitors and graphic user interfaces. Edited by highly regarded authors and leaders in the field, this authoritative text on colour management systems provides leading edge coverage of this key aspect of design and presentation. A valuable resource for colour engineers, colour scientists, imaging professionals and students in engineering colour systems, as well as hardware (computer displays) designers and production engineers of digital imaging equipment.
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The Private Life of the Brain
by Susan A. Greenfield
Hardcover - 269 pages ( 1 June, 2000)
Allen Lane The Penguin Press; ISBN: 0713991925
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Eye and Brain
by Richard L. Gregory
Paperback - 288 pages (July 1997)
Oxford University Press; ISBN: 0198524129
Eye and Brain has established itself worldwide as an essential introduction to the basic phenomena of visual perception. The thousands of readers of the previous editions of Eye and Brain will find this new revised edition even more attractive and enthralling.
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Color for Philosophers
by Hardin
Hardcover (December 1987)
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc; ISBN: 0872200396
This intriguing work will provide hours of thoughtful reading about a topic that has mystified scientists, artists and philosophers for centuries.
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Measuring Colour
by R.W.G. Hunt
Hardcover (April 1998)
Fountain Press; ISBN: 0863433871
This superb reference work provides a clear and comprehensive account of the CIE system of colorimetry that is the basis of modern colour measurement. Prof. Hunt writes with an authority that reflects his status as one of the world's leading colour scientists over the last forty years. If you buy just one reference work on colour measurement make sure it's this one.
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The Reproduction of Colour
by R.W.G. Hunt
Hardcover - 814 pages (August 1995)
Fountain Press; ISBN: 0863433812
First published in 1957 and now in its much enhanced 5th edition, The Reproduction of Colour is one of the most comprehensive single resource available to the colour scientist.
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Ishihara's Tests for Colour Blindness
by S. Ishihara
Hardcover - 24 pages (26 October, 1988)
Arnold; ISBN: 0718600797
These series of plates provide a quick and accurate assessment of congenital, the most common form of colour blindness. They distinguish between total colour blindness and strong and mild forms of both protan and deutan deficiency. Each edition contains a brief guide to use and interpretation. Used mainly for occupational screening.
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Ishihara's Tests for Colour Deficiency
by S. Ishihara
Hardcover - 38 pages (26 October, 1989)
Arnold; ISBN: 0718600800
These series of plates provide a quick and accurate assessment of congenital, the most common form, of colour blindness. They distinguish between total colour blindness and strong and mild forms of both protan and deutan deficiency. A brief guide to use and interpretation is provided. Used principally by ophthalmologists for a complete classification. This book should be of interest to ophthalmologists; for use in occupational screening.
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The Elements of Color
by Johannes Itten and Faber Birren
Hardcover - 464 pages (31 January, 1970)
John Wiley and Sons; ISBN: 0471289299
Colour in art and design.

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The Art of Color: The Subjective Experience and Objective Rationale of Color
by Johannes Itten
Hardcover - 160 pages ( 1 January, 1974)
Van Nostrand Reinhold Company; ISBN: 0471289280
Colour in art and design.

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Computer Generated Colour: A Practical Guide To Presentation and Display
by Jackson, McDonald and Free.
Paperback - 265 pages (November 1994)
John Wiley & Sons; ISBN: 0471933783
A practical guide to using colour effectively in communication. It abounds with useful , jargon-free advice on techniques and equipment for the use of colour in presentations and for the generation of computer-generated images. the authors give information on how the eye sees colour, how we describe and measure colour, and how the computer generates and displays. A good primer for budding colour scientists.
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Colour Art and Science (The Darwin College Lectures)
Trevor Lamb (Editor), Janine Bourriau (Editor)
Paperback - 237 pages (July 1995)
Cambridge University Press; ISBN: 0521499631
Although we experience colour all the time, do we really understand colour? Three hundred years ago Isaac Newton showed that white light is composed of all the colours of the spectrum - yet does this provide us with insight into our own personal experience of colour sensation? To answer such questions on the nature of colour, this volume gathers the combined knowledge of physics, biology, history and art. It provides an exciting exploration of colour, from the diverse perspectives of experts in eight different fields of study. Their essays take us on a journey both through the sciences and the world of fine art, and they combine to give a full and rewarding view of colour.
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Color Measurement
by D. Macadam
Paperback - 229 pages
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG; ISBN: 3540155732
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Colour Imaging
by Lindsay MacDonald and M Ronnier Luo (eds.)
Hardcover - 440 pages (31 August, 1999)
John Wiley and Sons Ltd; ISBN: 0471985317
Meeting the increasing demand for multimedia imaging, this book clearly explains how to improve the quality of presentation. Areas covered include colour imaging and multimedia user interface. Some of the key enabling technologies presented are digital colour imaging, and the reproduction of realistic colour images. Edited by two respected colour scientists, this title has contributions from pioneering international researchers and developers.
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Getting the Best from State-of-the-art Display Systems
by Lindsay MacDonald (ed.)
Hardcover - 446 pages (15 April, 1997)
John Wiley and Sons Ltd; ISBN: 0471958700
Displays are extremely important because they are the area of interaction between the user and the computer or machine. This book shows display engineers how to use current technologies to create an effective visual presentation to the user. With a focus on design principles and practical applications, this book also covers performance and assessment of the latest techniques. This book is endorsed by The Society for Information Display (SID).
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Colour Physics for Industry
by Roderick McDonald
Paperback, 534 pages (March 1997)
Society of Dyers & Colourists; ISBN: 0901956708
This practical textbook published by the Society of Dyers and Colourists contains chapters on colorimetry and the CIE system, colour-order systems and colour spaces, recipe prediction, colour in visual displays, and colour vision. Each chapter is written by an expert in the field. Anyone concerned with practical colour measurement would find this book useful.
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Colour Blindness
by Donald McIntyre
Paperback - 163 pages (14 March, 2002)
Dalton Publishing; ISBN: 0954188608
This book aproaches colour blindness from a practical perspective and provides a valuable insight into the world of colour blindness. The author, a physicist, is himself colour blind and he writes with authority and clarity. The first part of the book concentrates on the causes of colour blindness and provides useful material on the human colour vision system. The second part of the book focuses on the effects of colour blindness with emphasis on careers. The author concludes by providing practical advice for the colour-blind observer.
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The Nature of Light and Colour in the Open Air
by M. Minnaert
Paperback - 362 pages (28 August, 1973)
Dover Publications; ISBN: 0486201961
Explains such natural phenomena as rainbows, mirages, iridescent clouds, and halos for the scientist and the artist.
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The Colour of Nature
by Pat Murphy, Paul Doherty
Paperback, 143 pages (December 1996)
Chronicle Books; ISBN: 0811813576
Why are wildflowers so brightly colored? Why are flamingos pink? Find out the answers to these questions and many many more in this beautifully illustrated book. A must for your coffee table!
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The Physics and Chemistry of Color:
The Fifteen Causes of Color

by Kurt Nassau
Paperback - 454 pages (October 1983)
John Wiley & Sons; ISBN: 0471867764
A thorough account of the why the world is coloured. This book covers chemical causes of causes of colour (such as charge transfer mechanisms) and physical causes of colour (such as diffraction). Nassau strikes a good balance between technical detail and ease of digestion, and leaves the more complex material for appendices. It is written so that any reader with a bachelors degree in chemistry or physics could easily understand it.
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Color Image Processing and Applications (Digital Signal Processing)
by Konstantinos N. Plataniotis, A. Lacroix (Editor), A. Venetsanoupoulos
Hardcover (August 2000)
Springer Verlag Wien; ISBN: 3540669531
No review available.
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Algorithms for Image Processing and Computer Vision
by JR Parker
Softcover (October 1996)
John Wiley & Sons; ISBN: 0471140562
Programmers, scientists, and engineers are always in need of newer techniques and algorithms to manipulate and interpret images. During the last several years, advances in computer hardware and software have allowed for algorithms that help these people to do relatively sophisticated image processing without an extensive background in mathematics.
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Why the world isn't grey
by H. Rossotti
Softcover (1983)
Princeton Science Library; ISBN: 0691023867
This book is clearly written and provides information that will interest the beginner or casual reader of cplour. Why the world isn't grey deals with colour in virtually all aspects. In addition to the usual explanations of colour vision and colorimetry, Hazel rossotti provides fascinating accounts of the origin of colour in nature, colour and emotion, and colour and music.
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The Colour Image Processing Handbook
by S.J. Sangwine and R.E.N. Horne
Hardcover - 456 pages (March 1998)
Kluwer Academic Publishers; ISBN: 0412806207
This text provides a comprehensive survey of the techniques and methods associated with the evolving field of colour image processing. Both the standard techniques and those developed in the later 1990s are included and the book brings together the expertise of a number of international academics and researchers in the field.
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Understanding Color Management
by Abhay Sharma
Paperback - 352 pages (August 2003)
Delmar; ISBN: 1401814476
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Colour Index: complete set with amendments
by Soc. of Dyers & Colourists
Hardcover (December 1988)
Soc. of Dyers & Colourists; ISBN: 0901956635
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Image Processing, Analysis and Machine Vision
by Milan Sonika
Hardcover - 828 pages (November 1998)
PWS; ISBN: 053495393X
This text provides a thorough theoretical and practical grounding in digital image processing. Topics covered include image representation, edge detection, image segmentation, texture discrimination, and colour image procesing.
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Colour Vision
by Evan Thompson
Paperback - 376 pages (December 1994)
Routledge, an imprint of Taylor & Francis Books Ltd; ISBN: 0415117968
Colour Vision provides an accessible review of the current scientific and philosophical discussions of colour vision. This book is vital reading for all cognitive scientists and philosophors interested in colour. Informed philosophical discussion about colour begines here.
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Color Mixing the Van Wyk Way
by Van Wyk
Paperback - 128 pages (31 December, 1994)
North Light Books; ISBN: 0929552091
Describes how to create the author's thirteen-colors palette using six basic colors and learning to vary them in tone, intensity, and hue.
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Colour for Health and Well-being
by Lilian Verner-Bonds
Paperback - 64 pages (February 2000)
Southwater; ISBN: 1842150928
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Digital Media: The Future
by John Vince (Editor), Rae A. Earnshaw (Editor)
312 pages 1st edition (15 May, 2000)
Springer Verlag; ISBN: 1852332468
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Computational Colour Science: Using MATLAB
by Stephen Westland and Caterina Ripamonti
320 pages (11 March, 2004)
John Wiley; ISBN: 0470845627
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The Beginner's Guide to Colour Psychology
by Angela Wright
Paperback 189 pages (1 June, 2001)
Colour Affects Limited; ISBN: ISBN: 0954065700
Arguing that colour is not taken seriously enough, this book discusses how colours affect us and why and what sort of people we are. It includes personality assessments, analysis of colour in the home and at work, and an examination of how individuals are influenced by colour in advertising.
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Color Chemistry
by Heinrich Zollinger
Hardcover - 485 pages (August, 1991)
Wiley-VCH; ISBN: 1560811498
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Books selected and reviewed by Stephen Westland, Professor in Colour Science and Technology at the University of Leeds. Hosted by Colourware.