- Paperback: 464 pages
- Publisher: Random House Trade; Reprint edition (Dec 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0812971426
- ISBN-13: 978-0812971422
- Product Dimensions: 13.9 x 2.6 x 20.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 328,860 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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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 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.
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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82 of 83 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is an exellent book, but do not be tempted to buy Travels through the Paintbox" by the same author. The two books are completely identical, except for the title! I bought both as a pair and found the contents were the same.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I am a working Artist, I use paint everyday and Spent 5 years in Art College and I never knew most of the information about pigments and paint that are in this book. It has changed the way I think of and use colour.I certainly have a new found awe of the old masters and their ability to produce such amazing images and for the colours to have survived!!I cannot highly recommend this book , in fact I emailed my old painting Lecturer and advised her to put this book on the cirriculum!
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A truly excellent book all round with wonderful anecdotes. A must for anyone interested in colour, dyeing or painting. The book would be improved with more pictures but still it is a clearly a labour of love for the author. Check out the extensive bibliography - this is extensively researched (one of the great measures of non-fiction) and the notes are really worth reading too. One warning; I bought (through Amazon) the 2004 paperback published by Random House. 31 pages of chapter 10 were completely missing and the Initial (first letter on page one) of chapters 1 and 2 were missing... I suspect the print run was flawed and should have been spotted by Random House's proof readers. Imagine - the first letter of the first word of the first chapter is missing.... Amazon was great and offered a refund... no criticism of Amazon is intended but be aware...
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