Colour by Victoria Finlay

494 pages first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction art history science informative reflective slow-paced
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Discover the tantalizing true stories behind your favorite colors.For example: Cleopatra used saffron—a source of the color yellow—for seduction. Extracted from an Afghan mine, the blue “ultramarine” paint used by Michelangelo was so expensive he ...

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Moods

informative 100%
adventurous 55%
reflective 41%
inspiring 38%
relaxing 25%
lighthearted 19%
funny 13%
challenging 11%
hopeful 8%
mysterious 5%
emotional 2%
sad 2%

Pace

medium 58%
slow 33%
fast 8%

Average rating

3.85

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