Bibliograph

Chromatopia, an illustrated history of colour, David Coles ; with photography by Adrian Lander

Type

Label

Chromatopia, an illustrated history of colour, David Coles ; with photography by Adrian Lander

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Chromatopia

Responsibility statement

David Coles ; with photography by Adrian Lander

Sub title

an illustrated history of colour

Summary

Did you know that the Egyptians created the first synthetic colour; or that the noblest purple comes from a predatory sea snail? Throughout history, artist pigments have been made from deadly metals, poisonous minerals, urine, cow dung, and even crushed Insects. From grinding down beetles and burning animal bones to alchemy and serendipity, Chromatopia reveals the origin stories of over 50 of history's most extraordinary pigments. Spanning the ancient world to modern leaps in technology, this is a book for the artist, the history buff, the science lover and the design fanatic

Target audience

adult

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