Chromatopia : an illustrated history of colour / David Coles ; with photography by Adrian Lander.

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 burnin...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Coles, David (Paint-maker) (Author)
Other Authors:	Lander, Adrian (Photographer)
Language:	English
Published:	New York, New York : Thames & Hudson Inc., 2018.
Subjects:	Color in art. Color. Color > History. Colors. Colors > History. History.
Genre:	History.
Physical Description:	xv, 223 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm
Format:	Book