Chromatopia : an illustrated history of colour / David Coles ; with photography by Adrian Lander.
Chromatopia : an illustrated history of colour / David Coles ; with photography by Adrian Lander.
Chromatopia : an illustrated history of colour / David Coles ; with photography by Adrian Lander.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Port Melbourne, Victoria : Thames & Hudson Australia, 2018.
Call Numbers
H 2018/3108
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MMS ID
Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xv, 223 pages : colour illustrations ; 23 cm.
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Publication information
Publisher
Port Melbourne, Victoria : Thames & Hudson Australia, 2018.
Place of Publication
Victoria
Date Published
2018.
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Australian
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Scope and Contents
Summary
Did 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 serendipity,Chromato...
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Chromatopia : an illustrated history of colour / David Coles ; with photography by Adrian Lander.
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Notes
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Prepublication record (machine generated from publisher information).
Includes bibliographical references (page 222)
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
©2018.
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Call Numbers
H 2018/3108
Record Identifier
74VKVk5X5z6d
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVk5X5z6d
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ISBN
9781760760021 hardback
DDC
667
MMS ID
991024185818902626
