Spanning the ancient world to modern leaps in technology, this is a book for the artist, the history buff, the science lover and the design fanatic. From grinding down beetles and burning animal bones to alchemy and serendipity, Chromatopia reveals the origin stories of over 50 of history's most extraordinary pigments. Chromatopia: An Illustrated History of Colour (Paperback) /anglais: COLES DAVID/LANDER A: 9781760761219: : Books Buy new: 24. Summary: Did you know that the Egyptians created the first synthetic colour or that the noblest purple comes from a predatory sea snail? Throughout history, artist pigments have been made from deadly metals, poisonous minerals, urine, cow dung, and even crushed insects. Subject(s): Color in art | Color | Color - History | Colors | Colors - History | Color | Color in art | Colors Genre/Form: History. Chromatopia: An Illustrated History of Colour David Coles 126 Hardcover £24. Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume ISBN: 9781760760021 1760760021. Listen 46m 29s Volume 90 00:00 00:00 The unexpected history of artists paints Download The unexpected history of artists paints (21.43 MB) Download 21. Chromatopia, An Illustrated History of Colour is published by Thames & Hudson. Publisher: New York, New York : Thames & Hudson Inc., ©2018 Description: 223 p: 23 cm. Chromatopia : an illustrated history of colour / David Coles with photography by Adrian Lander.
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