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Colour: Travels Through the Paintbox Book

On a journey that takes her from Afghanistan, to the Australian outback, to ancient caves in China, and the saffron harvest in Spain, Victoria Finlay gives an extraordinary and compelling account of the history of colour.Read More

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  • Foyles

    'Pure pleasure'Independent'A rich read' Evening Standard'A delight' Sunday TelegraphTHE 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.

  • BookDepository

    Colour : Paperback : Hodder & Stoughton : 9780340733295 : : 26 May 2003 : On a journey that takes her from Afghanistan, to the Australian outback, to ancient caves in China, and the saffron harvest in Spain, Victoria Finlay gives an extraordinary and compelling account of the history of colour.

  • 0340733292
  • 9780340733295
  • Victoria Finlay
  • 26 May 2003
  • Sceptre
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 512
  • New edition
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