Book: Color: A Natural History Of The Palette 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.
Details of Book: Color: A Natural History Of The Palette Book: Color: A Natural History Of The Palette
Author: Victoria Finlay
ISBN: 0812971426
ISBN-13: 9780812971422
, 978-0812971422
Binding: Paperback
Publishing Date: 2003/12/01
Publisher: Random House Trade
Number of Pages: 464
Language: English