the secret lives of color by kassia st clair

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio. Even Farrow & Ball dont know as much about colour as.

From blonde to ginger, the brown that changed the way battles were fought to the white that protected against the plague, Picassos blue period to the charcoal on the cave walls at Lascaux, acid yellow to kelly green, and from scarlet women. The Secret Lives of Colour was a BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week and a Sunday Times top-five bestseller.

“This passionate and majestic compedium will leave you bathed in the gorgeous optics of light.” ( Elle ) The Secret Lives of Color tells the unusual stories of seventy-five fascinating shades, dyes, and hues. Across fashion and politics, art and war, the secret lives of color tell the vivid story of our culture. Clair has turned her lifelong obsession with colors and where they come from (whether Van Gogh’s chrome yellow sunflowers or punk’s fluorescent pink) into a unique study of human civilization. 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. Clair (Author) 3,340 calificaciones Ver todos los formatos y ediciones Kindle US13.99 Leer con nuestra Aplicación gratuita Audiolibro US0.00 Gratis con tu prueba de Audible Pasta dura US12.79 46 Usado de US7.94 36 Nuevo de US7. The Secret Lives of Color tells the unusual stories of 75 fascinating shades, dyes, and hues. Kassia St Clair The Secret Lives of Color Tapa dura 24 Octubre 2017 de Kassia St.

Full of anecdotes and fascinating research, this elegant compendium has all the answers.” ( NPR , Best Books of 2017) The unforgettable, unknown history of colors and the vivid stories behind them. One of USA Today 's “100 Books to Read While Stuck at Home During the Coronavirus Crisis'

The secret lives of color by kassia st clair