John Gage was the former Head of the Department of History of Art at Cambridge University. He is an acknowledged international authority on the history of art and colour and has written many books on thesubject, including Colour and Culture and Colour and Meaning, both published by Thames & Hudson.

• Introduction • 1. Light from Colour – Colour from Light • 2. A Psychology of Colour? • 3. The Shape of Colour • 4. The Health of Colours • 5. Languages of Colour • 6. Can Colours Signify? • 7. The Union of the Senses • 8. Colour Trouble • Bibliography

John Gage was the former Head of the Department of History of Art at Cambridge University. He is an acknowledged international authority on the history of art and colour and has written many books on thesubject, including Colour and Culture and Colour and Meaning, both published by Thames & Hudson.

• Introduction • 1. Light from Colour – Colour from Light • 2. A Psychology of Colour? • 3. The Shape of Colour • 4. The Health of Colours • 5. Languages of Colour • 6. Can Colours Signify? • 7. The Union of the Senses • 8. Colour Trouble • Bibliography

John Gage was the former Head of the Department of History of Art at Cambridge University. He is an acknowledged international authority on the history of art and colour and has written many books on thesubject, including Colour and Culture and Colour and Meaning, both published by Thames & Hudson.

• Introduction • 1. Light from Colour – Colour from Light • 2. A Psychology of Colour? • 3. The Shape of Colour • 4. The Health of Colours • 5. Languages of Colour • 6. Can Colours Signify? • 7. The Union of the Senses • 8. Colour Trouble • Bibliography