Book: Mauve: How One Man Invented A Color That Changed The World Born of a laboratory accident, mauve--this odd shade of purple--revolutionized fashion, industry, and the practice of science. Mauve became the most desirable shade in the fashion houses of Paris and London in the late 1800s and sparked new interest in the industrial applications of chemistry research. of color illustrations.
Details of Book: Mauve: How One Man Invented A Color That Changed The World Book: Mauve: How One Man Invented A Color That Changed The World
Author: Simon Garfield
ISBN: 0393323137
ISBN-13: 9780393323139
, 978-0393323139
Binding: Paperback
Publishing Date: 2002/05/01
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Number of Pages: 242
Language: English