Colour: Travels Through the Paintbox - Folio Society edition

Colour: Travels Through the Paintbox

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Colour: Travels Through the Paintbox - Folio Society edition
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Colour: Travels Through the Paintbox
Folio Society
Art & Music

Colour: Travels Through the Paintbox

Victoria Finlay
Edition year 2009
Binding Cloth
Weight 3 Kg
Pages 440
Dimensions 10.2 × 7.5 in

Edition details

Colour: travels through the paintbox by Victoria Finlay. Integrated illustrations. Map endpapers. Bound in cloth blocked with a coloured design. Pictorial slipcase. Presentation volume for 2010. 440pp. 10.2x7.5in

About the book

Victoria Finlay's Colour explores the history and origins of pigments used in art and everyday life. Travelling around the world, Finlay investigates substances such as ochre, lapis lazuli, indigo and cochineal, revealing the extraordinary journeys, trades and discoveries behind familiar colours. The book combines travel, science, art history and cultural history.

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