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The Secret Lives of Colour
ISBN: 9781473630819
Publication Date: 25 October 2016

The unforgettable history of colours and the vivid stories behind them in a beautiful multi-coloured volume.

The Secret Lives Of Colour tells the unusual stories of the 75 most fascinating shades, dyes and hues. From blonde to ginger, the brown that changed the way battles were fought to the white that protected against the plague, Picasso's blue period to the charcoal on the cave walls at Lascaux, acid yellow to kelly green, and from scarlet women to imperial purple, these surprising stories run like a bright thread throughout history.

In this book Kassia St Clair has turned her lifelong obsession with colours and where they come from (whether Van Gogh's chrome yellow sunflowers or punk's fluorescent pink) into a unique study of human civilisation. Across fashion and politics, art and war, The Secret Lives Of Colour tell the vivid story of our culture.

About the Author

Kassia St Clair studied the history of women's dress and the masquerade during the eighteenth-century at Bristol and Oxford. She has since written about design and culture for the Economist, House &; Garden, Quartz and 1843, and has had a column about colour in Elle Decoration since 2013. She lives in London.

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Average Star Rating: 3.6 out of 5
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12 reviews for The Secret Lives of Colour

  1. Rated 4 out of 5

      You are so Wonk from Cairo, Egypt

    Its a very good quality product for a good price.

  2. Rated 4 out of 5

      Smartness Leaks from Murmansk, Russia

    Value for money at this discounted price

  3. Rated 4 out of 5

      Darling Dragon from Seattle, United States

    I cant really complain as it is just what I have been looking for for quiet some time, and at this price, cant beat it!

  4. Rated 3 out of 5

      Peking Slamming from Stockholm, Sweden

    There is better out there

  5. Rated 2 out of 5

      dark night bright days from Port Elizabeth, South Africa

    Not happy