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448 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780345444301
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Ballantine Books
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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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448 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780345444301
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Publication date: Not specified
Description
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 ...
Community Reviews
Content Warnings