Iridescent color: From nature to the painter's palette

Leonardo

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 108-115

  Schenk, Franziska ^a   Parker, Andrew ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79955153272     PISSN: 0024094X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/LEON_a_00114     Document Type: Article

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