Color: A Natural History of the Palette (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for Color Discover the tantalizing true stories behind your favorite colors. For example: Cleopatra used saffron—a source of the color yellow—for seduction. Extracted from an Afghan mine, the blue “ultramarine” paint used by Michelangelo was so expensive he couldn’t afford to buy it himself. Since ancient times, carmine red—still found in lipsticks and Cherry Coke today—has come from the blood of insects.
Full description- Publisher: Random House Trade
- Published: 30 December 2003
- Format: Paperback 464 pages
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- Categories: Art History | Art Techniques & Principles | Crafts and Hobbies
- ISBN 13: 9780812971422 ISBN 10: 0812971426
- Sales rank: 29,669
Full description for Color
Discover the tantalizing true stories behind your favorite colors. For example: Cleopatra used saffron—a source of the color yellow—for seduction. Extracted from an Afghan mine, the blue “ultramarine” paint used by Michelangelo was so expensive he couldn’t afford to buy it himself. Since ancient times, carmine red—still found in lipsticks and Cherry Coke today—has come from the blood of insects.
