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5.0 out of 5 stars An art history student's answer to prayer, 3 Oct 2002

By	"justchris" - See all my reviews

I've been looking for a book like this for ages. Victoria Finlay's sub-title (Travels Through the Paint-box)describes this fascinating tome well.It is partly an autobiographical travelogue and partly a history of all the colours of the rainbow. There are several useful maps and some stunning photographs - I suppose more would have put the price up too much. Because she covers so many colours there is a tendency sometimes to feel 'I wish she had gone more deeply into that,' but the excellent bibliography and end-notes will enable me to research further into those areas. This should be in all art department libraries and on the bookshelves of all art students who can afford it. If I hadn't bought it already it would be top of my Christmas list.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Gobsmacking, 7 Aug 2005

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This is truely amazing - always fascinated by colour, but never, ever would I have guessed at the amazing stories behind them. So many unrelated puzzling trivials have been answered in this book, the old masters can be seen in a new light, even to an art heathen, the fact that the paintings have survived this long is indeed a feat of outstanding wonder, given the careful chemistry and make up of the materials they had to work with. A truely amazing, fascinating historical book, beautifully written, and I'm so glad I've had the opportunity to read it.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Tremendously beautiful, 29 Jan 2004

By	Carla Sofia (Lisbon, portugal) - See all my reviews

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When you take things for granted you usually do not understand their importance and beauty. This happens with colours. Victoria Finlay's book invites us to look at our surrounding world with different eyes and teaches us to stare with fascination at colours. It is a beautiful book that takes us on a journey around the world, allowing us to meet extremely interesting people that have so much to tell on something as beautiful as colours. When you finish reading it, you wish the rainbow had not only 7, but hundreds of colours!!! A must read for curious minds....

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, but Beware
A truly excellent book all round with wonderful anecdotes. A must for anyone interested in colour, dyeing or painting. Read more

Published 27 days ago by The Captain

5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic journey and a perfect guide
This is on my list of all time favourite books. I studied textile design and love old fabric, murals, paintings and stained glass. Read more

Published on 25 April 2007 by Lee Ann Day-Whistler

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely fabulous
This book was the beginning of a travel of my own. The book takes us around the world discovering the origins of the pigments of all the colours in the rainbow. Read more

Published on 19 Jan 2005 by Christina Bravo

5.0 out of 5 stars A real find for travel & art enthusiasts
Victoria Finlay comes from a background both as an arts journatist and also someone who has lived and worked abroad. This broad view shines through. Read more

Published on 20 Dec 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars A colourful read
We see colour everywhere and it never occured to me to think about how paints and dyes were made. It was not even something I was concerned about. Read more

Published on 23 Jul 2003 by M. Wong

5.0 out of 5 stars A jewel of a book! A must for all artistic enquiring minds.
If you have any artistic ability however small and are in possession of a paint box no-one could fail to love reading this delightful book, Victoria Finlays quest to find the... Read more

Published on 10 Jul 2003 by Niki

5.0 out of 5 stars A Fascinating Read
I bought this book initially for a friend who paints, but while looking through it, I was hooked. It is absolutely fascinating. Read more

Published on 23 Nov 2002 by armilla

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