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020			_a9781760761219
082			_aARTS _bCOL
100			_aColes, David
245		0	_aChromatopia
260			_aAustralia _bThames & Hudson _c2020
300			_a240 _c6.5 x 0.79 x 8.66 inches _rPaperback
504			_aDid you know that the Egyptians created the first synthetic colour; or that the noblest purple comes from a predatory sea snail? Throughout history, artist pigments have been made from deadly metals, poisonous minerals, urine, cow dung, and even crushed insects. From grinding down beetles and burning animal bones to alchemy and pure luck, Chromatopia reveals the origin stories behind over fifty of history's most vivid colour pigments. Spanning the ancient world to modern leaps in technology, this is the book for the artist, the history buff, the science lover and the design fanatic.
650			_aColour
650			_aDyestuff
650			_aIndustrial chemistry
650			_aPaint technology
650			_aPigments
700			_aLander, Adrian _ePhotographer
942			_cBKS
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