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by Faber Birren

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An elementary work on color, dealing with traditional principles of harmony as well as advanced principles derived from modern studies of the psychology of human color perception. Faber Birren tells a well-organized story of how to achieve harmony with color, beginning with a chapter on color circles and proceeding to a straightforward discussion of traditional principles of color harmony and how they were accepted in the past.

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  • Title Principles of Color: A Review of Past Traditions and Modern Theories of Color Harmony
  • Author Faber Birren
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Rev Sub
  • Pages 96
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Schiffer Publishing, Atglen, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
  • Publication date December 1987
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated
  • ISBN 9780887401039 / 0887401031
  • Weight 0.75 lbs (0.34 kg)
  • Dimensions 8 x 8 x 0.3 in (20.32 x 20.32 x 0.76 cm)
  • Category Art & Art Instruction
  • Library of Congress subjects Color
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 88061471
  • Dewey Decimal Code 752

About the author

Faber Birren was born and educated in Chicago. He attended the Art Institute of Chicago from about the age 12 to 20, then studied at the University of Chicago. Moved to New York as a color consultant and became the best known and widely read color authority.
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