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Cianci, L. (2023) Colour Theory: Understanding and Working with Colour. RMIT Open Press <https://rmit.pressbooks.pub/colourtheory1>
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Riley Barber
Dr David J.C. Briggs
AJ Penrose
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By Dr. Lisa Cianci
Cover artwork image by Lisa Cianci, adapted from an engraving from Meyers Conversations-Lexicon, 1897
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