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The secret lives of colour / Kassia St Clair.

By:

St. Clair, Kassia [author.]

London : John Murray (Publishers), 2018Description: 327 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 20 cmContent type:

text
still image

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781473630833 (pbk.) :

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

ND1510

Summary: 'The Secret Lives of Colour' tells the unusual stories of the 75 most fascinating shades, dyes and hues. From blonde to ginger, the brown that changed the way battles were fought to the white that protected against the plague, Picasso's blue period to the charcoal on the cave walls at Lascaux, acid yellow to kelly green, and from scarlet women to imperial purple, these surprising stories run like a bright thread throughout history.

Holdings
Item type	Home library	Class number	Status	Date due	Barcode
2 week loan	Hockney Library Main Floor	701.85/SAI (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Issued	31/07/2024	7412296805
2 week loan	Hockney Library Main Floor	701.85/SAI (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		7412296813

Originally published: 2016.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

'The Secret Lives of Colour' tells the unusual stories of the 75 most fascinating shades, dyes and hues. From blonde to ginger, the brown that changed the way battles were fought to the white that protected against the plague, Picasso's blue period to the charcoal on the cave walls at Lascaux, acid yellow to kelly green, and from scarlet women to imperial purple, these surprising stories run like a bright thread throughout history.

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