"Nature's Palette" is a highly illustrated, immensely entertaining exploration of the science of plant color. Beginning with potent reminders of how deeply interwoven plant colors are with human life and culture - from the shifting hues that told early humans when fruits and vegetables were edible to the indigo dyes that signified royalty for later generations - David Lee moves easily through details of pigments, the evolution of color perception, the nature of light, and dozens of other topics. Through a narrative peppered with anecdotes of a life spent pursuing botanical knowledge around the world, he reveals the profound ways that efforts to understand and exploit plant color have influenced every sphere of human life.
- ISBN10 0226470520
- ISBN13 9780226470528
- Publish Date 30 November 2007
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Publish Country US
- Imprint University of Chicago Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 432
- Language English
- URL http://wiley.com/remtitle.cgi?isbn=9780226470528