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Colourful tales woven through history and culture.

Imagine every hue with its own backstory—'The Secret Lives of Colour' does just that, intertwining color with the threads of human history in a tapestry brightened by war, art, fashion, and politics. Kassia St Clair's dedication to this chromatic journey will captivate you, whether you're an artist seeking deeper meaning behind your palette or simply someone who appreciates the subtle yet powerful role of colour in our lives. This book isn't just a read; it's a visual exploration that deepens the significance of every shade you encounter.

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The Secret Lives of Colour

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ISBN: 9781473630819
Authors: Kassia St. Clair
Publisher: John Murray
Date of Publication: 2016-10-20
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Science, Art, Creative Nonfiction, History
Goodreads rating: 4.12
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The history of colors and the vivid stories behind them in a multi-colored volume The Secret Lives of Color tells the unusual stories of seventy-five fascinating shades, dyes and hues. From blonde to ginger, the brown that changed the way battles were fought to the white that protected against the plague, Picasso's blue period to the charcoal on the cave walls at Lascaux, acid yellow to kelly green, and from scarlet women to imperial purple, these surprising stories run like a bright thread throughout history. In this book, Kassia St. Clair has turned her lifelong obsession with colors and where they come from (whether Van Gogh's chrome yellow sunflowers or punk's fluorescent pink) into a study of human civilization. Across fashion and politics, art and war, the secret lives of color tell the vivid story of our culture.
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Colourful tales woven through history and culture.

Imagine every hue with its own backstory—'The Secret Lives of Colour' does just that, intertwining color with the threads of human history in a tapestry brightened by war, art, fashion, and politics. Kassia St Clair's dedication to this chromatic journey will captivate you, whether you're an artist seeking deeper meaning behind your palette or simply someone who appreciates the subtle yet powerful role of colour in our lives. This book isn't just a read; it's a visual exploration that deepens the significance of every shade you encounter.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.