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Color

A Natural History of the Palette

By Victoria Finlay

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| Paperback | 9780812971422

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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 Continue

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.

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  • English Books
  • Paperback 464 Pages
  • ISBN-10: 0812971426
  • ISBN-13: 9780812971422
  • Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
  • Publish date: 2003-12-30
  • Dimensions: 210 mm x 140 mm x 30 mm Just how big is that?
  • Also available as: Hardcover , eBook
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