Chromatopia: an illustrated history of colour

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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1. Verfasser: Coles, David J. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London Thames & Hudson 2018
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Zusammenfassung: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
Beschreibung:Hier auch später erschienene, unveränderte Nachdrucke
Beschreibung:xv, 223 Seiten 23 cm
ISBN:9781760760021
9780500501351

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