HISTORY 3QA3 - Colours of the World

3 unit(s)

The traditional ways of extracting colour from plants, minerals, and animals and the ways for using colour that range from 1) making art, 2) ornamenting food, clothing, housing and transportation, and 3) symbolic/ritual purposes and visual communication (for example, sexuality, theatre, and warfare) in different cultures in early times.
Three hours (lectures and discussion); one term
Prerequisite(s): Registration in Level II or above
Cross-list(s): ARTHIST 3Q03
This course is administered by the School of the Arts