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Product Identifiers
PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
ISBN-100812971426
ISBN-139780812971422
eBay Product ID (ePID)5932920
Product Key Features
Book TitleColor : a Natural History of the Palette
Number of Pages464 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicHistory / General, Color Theory
Publication Year2003
IllustratorYes
GenreArt
AuthorVictoria Finlay
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight12.8 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition21
Reviews"This is a rare and wonderful booka model of erudition and charm, the writing elegant and precise, and with at least one new and fascinating revelation on every single page. I could not be more enthusiastic." Simon Winchester, author of The Professor and the Madman "Until I read this book, I was colorblind." Cynthia Rowley "Color is the essence of landscape, of mood, of our whole perception of the physical world. Victoria Finlay has traveled through Iran, Afghanistan, and other places to investigate the origin of all those tantalizingly sensual ochers and reds and blues. What a creative idea for a book!" Robert D. Kaplan, author of The Ends of the Earth and Eastward to Tartary "In this engaging travelogue, a rainbow of hues determined the author's choice of destinations. . . . By the time you read 'Violet,' you will have traversed much of the world, sharing Finlay's contagious fascination with color." Condé Nast Traveler "Loaded with fascinating tidbits, this portrait of colors and their histories will provide readers with lots of conversation-starters." - Boston Herald, "This is a rare and wonderful booka model of erudition and charm, the writing elegant and precise, and with at least one new and fascinating revelation on every single page. I could not be more enthusiastic." Simon Winchester, author of The Professor and the Madman "Until I read this book, I was colorblind." Cynthia Rowley "Color is the essence of landscape, of mood, of our whole perception of the physical world. Victoria Finlay has traveled through Iran, Afghanistan, and other places to investigate the origin of all those tantalizingly sensual ochers and reds and blues. What a creative idea for a book!" Robert D. Kaplan, author of The Ends of the Earth and Eastward to Tartary "In this engaging travelogue, a rainbow of hues determined the author's choice of destinations. . . . By the time you read 'Violet,' you will have traversed much of the world, sharing Finlay's contagious fascination with color." Cond Nast Traveler "Loaded with fascinating tidbits, this portrait of colors and their histories will provide readers with lots of conversation-starters." - Boston Herald, "This is a rare and wonderful book-a model of erudition and charm, the writing elegant and precise, and with at least one new and fascinating revelation on every single page. I could not be more enthusiastic." -Simon Winchester, author of The Professor and the Madman "Until I read this book, I was colorblind." -Cynthia Rowley "Color is the essence of landscape, of mood, of our whole perception of the physical world. Victoria Finlay has traveled through Iran, Afghanistan, and other places to investigate the origin of all those tantalizingly sensual ochers and reds and blues. What a creative idea for a book!" -Robert D. Kaplan, author of The Ends of the Earth and Eastward to Tartary "In this engaging travelogue, a rainbow of hues determined the author's choice of destinations. . . . By the time you read 'Violet,' you will have traversed much of the world, sharing Finlay's contagious fascination with color." - Cond Nast Traveler "Loaded with fascinating tidbits, this portrait of colors and their histories will provide readers with lots of conversation-starters." -- Boston Herald, "This is a rare and wonderful book-a model of erudition and charm, the writing elegant and precise, and with at least one new and fascinating revelation on every single page. I could not be more enthusiastic." -Simon Winchester, author of The Professor and the Madman "Until I read this book, I was colorblind." -Cynthia Rowley "Color is the essence of landscape, of mood, of our whole perception of the physical world. Victoria Finlay has traveled through Iran, Afghanistan, and other places to investigate the origin of all those tantalizingly sensual ochers and reds and blues. What a creative idea for a book!" -Robert D. Kaplan, author of The Ends of the Earth and Eastward to Tartary "In this engaging travelogue, a rainbow of hues determined the author's choice of destinations. . . . By the time you read 'Violet,' you will have traversed much of the world, sharing Finlay's contagious fascination with color." - Condé Nast Traveler "Loaded with fascinating tidbits, this portrait of colors and their histories will provide readers with lots of conversation-starters." -- Boston Herald, "This is a rare and wonderful booka model of erudition and charm, the writing elegant and precise, and with at least one new and fascinating revelation on every single page. I could not be more enthusiastic." SIMON WINCHESTER Author of The Professor and the Madman "Until I read this book, I was colorblind." CYNTHIA ROWLEY, "This is a rare and wonderful book-a model of erudition and charm, the writing elegant and precise, and with at least one new and fascinating revelation on every single page. I could not be more enthusiastic." --Simon Winchester, author of The Professor and the Madman "Until I read this book, I was colorblind." --Cynthia Rowley "Color is the essence of landscape, of mood, of our whole perception of the physical world. Victoria Finlay has traveled through Iran, Afghanistan, and other places to investigate the origin of all those tantalizingly sensual ochers and reds and blues. What a creative idea for a book!" --Robert D. Kaplan, author of The Ends of the Earth and Eastward to Tartary "In this engaging travelogue, a rainbow of hues determined the author's choice of destinations. . . . By the time you read 'Violet,' you will have traversed much of the world, sharing Finlay's contagious fascination with color." -- Condé Nast Traveler "Loaded with fascinating tidbits, this portrait of colors and their histories will provide readers with lots of conversation-starters." -- Boston Herald, "This is a rare and wonderful booka model of erudition and charm, the writing elegant and precise, and with at least one new and fascinating revelation on every single page. I could not be more enthusiastic." Simon Winchester, author ofThe Professor and the Madman "Until I read this book, I was colorblind." Cynthia Rowley "Color is the essence of landscape, of mood, of our whole perception of the physical world. Victoria Finlay has traveled through Iran, Afghanistan, and other places to investigate the origin of all those tantalizingly sensual ochers and reds and blues. What a creative idea for a book!" Robert D. Kaplan, author ofThe Ends of the EarthandEastward to Tartary "In this engaging travelogue, a rainbow of hues determined the author's choice of destinations. . . . By the time you read 'Violet,' you will have traversed much of the world, sharing Finlay's contagious fascination with color." Condé Nast Traveler "Loaded with fascinating tidbits, this portrait of colors and their histories will provide readers with lots of conversation-starters." -Boston Herald
Dewey Decimal535.6
SynopsisIn this vivid and captivating journey through the colors of an artist's palette, Victoria Finlay takes us on an enthralling adventure around the world and through the ages, illuminating how the colors we choose to value have determined the history of culture itself. How did the most precious color blue travel all the way from remote lapis mines in Afghanistan to Michelangelo's brush? What is the connection between brown paint and ancient Egyptian mummies? Why did Robin Hood wear Lincoln green? In Color , Finlay explores the physical materials that color our world, such as precious minerals and insect blood, as well as the social and political meanings that color has carried through time. Roman emperors used to wear togas dyed with a purple color that was made from an odorous Lebanese shellfish-which probably meant their scent preceded them. In the eighteenth century, black dye was called logwood and grew along the Spanish Main. Some of the first indigo plantations were started in America, amazingly enough, by a seventeen-year-old girl named Eliza. And the popular van Gogh painting White Roses at Washington's National Gallery had to be renamed after a researcher discovered that the flowers were originally done in a pink paint that had faded nearly a century ago. Color is full of extraordinary people, events, and anecdotes-painted all the more dazzling by Finlay's engaging style. Embark upon a thrilling adventure with this intrepid journalist as she travels on a donkey along ancient silk trade routes; with the Phoenicians sailing the Mediterranean in search of a special purple shell that garners wealth, sustenance, and prestige; with modern Chilean farmers breeding and bleeding insects for their viscous red blood. The colors that craft our world have never looked so bright., 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.
LC Classification NumberND1488.F56 2004
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- 04. Feb. 2023
learn from as environmentalist to move forward to brighten our days CLEANLY
Travel log of writer worldwide with cultural, environmental, historical aspects unknown to us normal people all related to the history, cultivation, cultural stories, and applied science of the past until now... Well written (must have taken the author years), worth every sit down with the rainbow of mankind's colors for all items, art, wearable, ceremonial, and more. Not just paint picture and wall paint colors, dyes, attributes, original makers and methods.... we could all learn from as environmentalist to move forward also... all the colors of the rainbow!Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 27. Sep. 2021
Colour Your World
Red, blue, yellow, green ... read this and find out how much you don't know about colour. You will look at everything in att and nature with informed eyes.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 11. Jul. 2019
Fun narrative for an educational read
Great book! Am still reading, but have been enjoying the adventurous narrative and the educational tidbits.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 02. Apr. 2023
History of colors
I'm an artist, this book contains history of artist pigments and geographic locations with interesting stories.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 21. Jan. 2020
Compelling read about the history of color.
For all who are interested and curious about art, nature and culture.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 06. Dez. 2018
glad i risked trying it. i will read it and keep for reference.
haven't read it yet, just glanced through. i expected more pics. the history provided is really interesting.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 17. Sep. 2019
good value
the content compellingBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 30. Okt. 2018
Interesting subject
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