Color : A Natural History of the Palette
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Color : A Natural History of the Palette
ISBN: 9780812971422
Publication Date: 30 December 2003
Discover the tantalizing true stories behind your favorite colors.
For example: Cleopatra used saffron&;a source of the color yellow&;for seduction. Extracted from an Afghan mine, the blue &;ultramarine&; paint used by Michelangelo was so expensive he couldn&;t afford to buy it himself. Since ancient times, carmine red&;still found in lipsticks and Cherry Coke today&;has come from the blood of insects.