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books2018-11-18 04:31 pm
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The Secret Lives of Colour
The Secret Lives of Colour by Kassia St. Clair
A collection of pieces on various colors in human history. Most on the pigments -- the chemistry of it has vast history. Of which Prussian blue being discovered because a man making a batch of red lake was given adulterated potash is merely the weirdest. Brushes on symbolism, gems, flowers, and other things. Lots of interesting bits, and only a couple bobbles I picked out.
A collection of pieces on various colors in human history. Most on the pigments -- the chemistry of it has vast history. Of which Prussian blue being discovered because a man making a batch of red lake was given adulterated potash is merely the weirdest. Brushes on symbolism, gems, flowers, and other things. Lots of interesting bits, and only a couple bobbles I picked out.