Pigment Science

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Pigment Worlds: An Introduction 1
4. Pigment Histories in European Painting 17
5. Pigment Science 43
6. Pigments in Baroque and Rococo European Painters’ Palettes 81
7. Color Engenders Life: Pigment and Process in Prehistoric Rock Art 93
8. Transmedial Simulations: Bronze Corrosions and Copper-Based Pigments in Chinese Art 109
9. “All of It Green, Which Is a Pleasure to Look At”: The Uses of Green Pigment in South American Artistic Practices 123
10. Pigmenting the Skin: When Spice Makes Race 133
11. Further Reading and Bibliography 151
12. Contributors 161
13. Index 163
14. Photography and Copyright Credits 167