Color a natural history of the palette

Examining the physical materials that color the world, a freelance journalist explores the social, political, and cultural implications of color throughout history.

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Main Author: Finlay, Victoria (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2004.
Edition:Random House Trade paperback edition.
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Summary:Examining the physical materials that color the world, a freelance journalist explores the social, political, and cultural implications of color throughout history.
Item Description:"The work was originally published in slightly different form as Colour by Hodder and Stoughton, a division of Hodder Headline, London, in 2002, and in hardcover by Ballantine Books ... New York, in 2003"--Title page verso
Physical Description:xii, 448 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 21 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 396-405) and index.
ISBN:0812971426
9780812971422
Author Notes:A British citizen living in Hong Kong, Victoria Finlay has worked for Reuters and was the arts editor for the South China Morning Post for four and a half years before leaving to write this book. She writes regularly about arts and travel for Hong Kong newspapers and international media.