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The rainbow bridge : rainbows in art, myth, and science

Author: Raymond L Lee; Alistair B Fraser
Publisher: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©2001.
Edition/Format:   Book : State or province government publication : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Throughout history the rainbow has been seen primarily as a symbol -- of peace, covenant, or divine sanction -- rather than as a natural phenomenon. Lee and Fraser discuss the role the rainbow has played in societies throughout the ages, surveying its different guises as a sign of optimism, bearer of Greek gods' messages of war and retribution, and a symbol of the Judeo-Christian bridge to the divine.
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Material Type: Government publication, State or province government publication
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Raymond L Lee; Alistair B Fraser
ISBN: 0271019778 9780271019772
OCLC Number: 41951270
Description: xiii, 393 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Contents: 1. The Bridge to the Gods --
2. Emblem and Enigma --
3. The Grand Ethereal Bow --
4. Optics and the Daughter of Wonder --
5. Unweave a Rainbow --
6. Beyond the Medieval Rainbow --
7. Color the Rainbow to Suit Yourself --
8. What Are "All the Colors of the Rainbow"? --
9. The End of the Bow --
10. Sell It with a Rainbow.
Responsibility: Raymond L. Lee, Jr. and Alistair B. Fraser.

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Venerated as god and goddess, feared as demon and pestilence, trusted as battle omen, and used as a proving ground for optical theories, the rainbow is woven into the fabric of our past and present.  Read more...

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<p>"The Rainbow Bridge is an outstanding book.<p>A treasure, and a treasure trove."<p>--Jack Harris, Interdisciplinary Science Reviews

 
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