'It's pure pleasure to join this gutsy arts reporter-cum-scholar on her quest for historical pigments and dyes around the world' Independent'Both picaresque and picturesque, it's a rich read.' Evening StandardColour tells the remarkable story of Victoria Finlay's quest to uncover the many secrets hidden inside the paintbox. On her travels she visited remote Central American villages where women still wear skirts dyed with the purple tears of sea snails; learned how George Washington obsessed about his green dining room while he should have been busy with matters of state; and investigated the mystery of Indian Yellow paint, said to have been made from the urine of Indian cows force-fed with mango leaves.From mascara to nomadic carpets and pillar boxes, the story of colour is the story of the efforts of artists and artisans to reproduce the rainbow - and the impact their work has had on the world.'[Her] curiosity is inexhaustible, her reading wide, and her writing style a delight' Sunday Telegraph
CONTRIBUTORS: Victoria FinlayEAN: 9780340733295COUNTRY: United KingdomPAGES: WEIGHT: 360 gHEIGHT: 196 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Hodder & StoughtonDATE PUBLISHED: CITY: GENRE: ART / Color Theory, ART / History / General, TRAVEL / GeneralWIDTH: 128 cmSPINE:
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[Victoria Finlay's] curiosity is inexhaustible, her reading wide, and her writing style a delight, It's pure pleasure to join this gutsy arts reporter-cum-scholar on her quest for historical pigments and dyes around the world, A highly companionable guide, adventurous and romantic, A treasure trove of human history and obsession...the breadth of research and insight is dazzling., 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.
Victoria Finlay worked as a journalist in Hong Kong for eleven years, five of which were spent as arts editor for the South China Morning Post. Colour was her first book; since then she has also written Jewels: A Secret History, A Brilliant History of Color in Art, and Fabric: The Hidden History of the Material World. She studied social anthropology and as well as travelling around the world in search of stories about her subjects, from pigments to jewels to art to fabric, has also worked for an international environment charity. She lives near Bath.
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'It's pure pleasure to join this gutsy arts reporter-cum-scholar on her quest for historical pigments and dyes around the world' Independent'Both picaresque and picturesque, it's a rich read.' Evening StandardColour tells the remarkable story of Victoria Finlay's quest to uncover the many secrets hidden inside the paintbox. On her travels she visited remote Central American villages where women still wear skirts dyed with the purple tears of sea snails; learned how George Washington obsessed about his green dining room while he should have been busy with matters of state; and investigated the mystery of Indian Yellow paint, said to have been made from the urine of Indian cows force-fed with mango leaves.From mascara to nomadic carpets and pillar boxes, the story of colour is the story of the efforts of artists and artisans to reproduce the rainbow - and the impact their work has had on the world.'[Her] curiosity is inexhaustible, her reading wide, and her writing style a delight' Sunday Telegraph
CONTRIBUTORS: Victoria FinlayEAN: 9780340733295COUNTRY: United KingdomPAGES: WEIGHT: 360 gHEIGHT: 196 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Hodder & StoughtonDATE PUBLISHED: CITY: GENRE: ART / Color Theory, ART / History / General, TRAVEL / GeneralWIDTH: 128 cmSPINE:
Victoria Finlay worked as a journalist in Hong Kong for eleven years, five of which were spent as arts editor for the South China Morning Post. Colour was her first book; since then she has also written Jewels: A Secret History, A Brilliant History of Color in Art, and Fabric: The Hidden History of the Material World. She studied social anthropology and as well as travelling around the world in search of stories about her subjects, from pigments to jewels to art to fabric, has also worked for an international environment charity. She lives near Bath.
The book are excellent nd the quality amazing it just u can't see when the books are gonna come so that was difficult nd they had the wrong waiting period so my books took longer then I thought they would but all in all I'm happy
So happy with this book. Lovely behind the scenes information and photos about the horcruxes and Deathy Hallows development and designs. Can't wait to get the other books in the series.
Wish I knew about this book sooner. Many many questions were answered. Dr. Hill explains so much technical info in layman terms without overwhelming the reader with doomsday notions. Her book is balanced and allows the reader to come to their own informed decisions and conclusions