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For centuries blue and purple dyed fabrics ranked among the ancient worlds most desirable objects commanding many times their weight in gold Few people knew their secrets carefully guarding the valuable knowledge and strict laws regulated their production and use The Rarest Blue tells the incredible story of tekhelet the elusive skyblue color mentioned throughout the Bible Minoans discovered it Phoenicians stole it Roman emperors revered it and Jewsobeying a commandment to affix a thread of it to their garmentsrisked their lives for it But as the Roman Empire dissolved the color vanished Then in the nineteenth century a marine biologist marveled as yellow snail guts smeared on a fishermans shirt turned blue But what had caused this incredible transformation Meanwhile a Hasidic master obsessed with the ancient technique posited that the source of the dye was no snail but a squid Bitter controversy divided European Jews until a brilliant rabbi proved one side wrong But had an unscrupulous chemist deceived them In this richly illustrated book Baruch Sterman brilliantly recounts the amazing story of this sacred dye that changed the color of history. Color. -. the visual response of the eye to reflected rays of light. element of design. 3 dimensions. hue. value. chroma. Hue-. the descriptive name of color . (i.e. red, yellow, & green). pure color w/o black, white, or gray added. Color. The visual response of the eye to reflected rays of light. Element of floral design. 3 dimensions of color. Hue. Value. Chroma. . Hue. The descriptive name of a color. Pure color without black, white, or gray added. Alice Walker. Alice Walker(1944-- ). African-American writer. She has written both fiction and essays about race and gender. She is best known for the critically acclaimed novel . The Color Purple. (1982) for which she won the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize.. What is ‘Color’. Color. is a . fundamental attribute . of human visual perception.. By fundamental we mean that it is so unique that its meaning cannot be fully appreciated without direct experience.. T. he Ancient World: a case study of Lake Mungo. Research guide . Year 11 . Student Name:_____________________________________________. Teacher Name:_____________________________________________. 1. Ancient History - Year 11. Art 1. Before we begin…. This project is very straightforward, but there are a lot of details and directions. There will be a lot of new terminology and techniques explained. . This is also a very time-consuming project. It will take at least three weeks. We have fewer grades in quarter 2, so the project is worth 150 points. . What is color. Color is….. the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by the object, usually determined visually by measurement of . hue, saturation, and brightness . of the reflected light; saturation or chroma; hue. . . C. O. L. O. R. Colors are often symbolic. China, yellow is religious. Purple was restricted for use by nobility. Egyptians tombs adorned with brilliant colors. Christians colored. stained-glass . By . Eavan. Boland. Vocab, allusions, references. Kashmir. Kent. Cross-grained. 1. having an irregular, transverse, or diagonal grain. 2. troublesome, cantankerous, or stubborn. 1952 – Great Smog or Big Smoke. Colors are often symbolic.. Let’s talk about what role color has played in different times in history.. In China…. Yellow has religious significance and is still the Imperial color today!. In Greece and Rome…. Outline. Color and Color Space. Color for information visualization. Color harmonization. Visible Light. Visible Spectrum of Light . Wavelength. Human Vision. Human Cone Response to Color. three cone types (S,I,L) correspond to B,G,R . Where did modern civilization begin? What lies beneath the waves? Do myths describe interstellar impact? How\'d they lift that stone? Was the Ark of the Covenant a mechanical device? Were there survivors of an Atlantean catastrophe? Who really discovered the New World?Hidden history continues to fascinate an ever wider audience. In this massive compendium, editor Preston Peet brings together an allstar cast of contributors to question established wisdom about the history of the world and its civilizations. Peet and anthology contributors guide us through exciting archeological adventures and treasure hunts, ancient mysteries, lost or rediscovered technologies, and assorted Forteana, using serious scientific studies and reports, scholarly research, and some plain old fringe material, as what is considered fringe today is often hard science tomorrow.Contributors include: Graham Hancock (Fingerprints of the Gods and Underworld), David Hatcher Childress (Lost Cities and Civilizations series), Colin Wilson (From Atlantis to the Sphinx), Michael Cremo (Forbidden Archeology), William Corliss (Ancient Infrastructures), Robert Schoch (Voyages of the Pyramid Builders), John Anthony West (Serpent in the Sky), Michael Arbuthnot (Team Atlantis), Erich Von Daniken (Chariots of the Gods), and many more. 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