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Color : A Natural History of the Palette
Color A Natural History of the Palette
Author: Victoria Finlay
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&...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780812971422
ISBN-10: 0812971426
Publication Date: 12/30/2003
Pages: 464
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Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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