The secret lives of colour / Kassia St Clair.
"The Secret Lives of Colour tells the unusual stories of the 75 most fascinating shades, dyes and hues... In this book Kassia St Clair has turned her lifelong obsession with colours and where they come from (whether Van Gogh's chrome yellow sunflowers or punk's fluorescent pink) into...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
John Murray (Publishers),
2016.
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| Summary: | "The Secret Lives of Colour tells the unusual stories of the 75 most fascinating shades, dyes and hues... In this book Kassia St Clair has turned her lifelong obsession with colours and where they come from (whether Van Gogh's chrome yellow sunflowers or punk's fluorescent pink) into a unique study of human civilisation. Across fashion and politics, art and war, The Secret Lives of Colour tell the vivid story of our culture."--Publisher's website. |
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| Physical Description: | 319 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1473630819 9781473630819 1473649463 9781473649460 |