Monday, October 11, 2010
On My Book shelf: Color by Victoria Finlay
I've read this book about 5 times. It is a mixture of adventure travel, history and science and traces the use of pigments from the prehistoric use of oxides and ochers through sources in the natural world (carmine came from insects) to the synthesis of modern chemically based color. I like knowing where the pigments came from and the journey Victoria went on is a refreshing read for a mostly armchair traveler.
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Sounds interesting! I'm gonna order one. Thanks for the
write up on it.
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I think you'll like it,let me know. You could borrow mine but it is in disgraceful condition.....
I have to get my copy and finish it, I was up to purple. I'd also recommend Mauve by Simon Garfied.
I have deleted links to amazon because I am no longer an associate.
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