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Colour: Travels Through the Paintbox by Victoria Finlay
$30.00 NZD
Category: General
Part travelogue, part narrative history, Colour unlocks the history of the colours of the rainbow, and reveals how paints came to be invented, discovered, traded and used. This remarkable and beautifully written book remembers a time when red paint was really the colour of blood, when orange was the poi ...Show more
Colour : Travels through the paintbox by Victoria Finlay
$21.00 NZD
Category: World fiction
Part travelogue, part narrative history, Colour unlocks the history of the colours of the rainbow, and reveals how paints came to be invented, discovered, traded and used. This remarkable and beautifully written book remembers a time when red paint was really the colour of blood, when orange was the ...Show more
Fabric: The Hidden History of the Material World by Victoria Finlay
$27.99 NZD
Category: General
A magnificent work of original research that unravels history through textiles and cloth -- how we make it, use it, and what it means to us. How is a handmade fabric helping save an ancient forest? Why is a famous fabric pattern from India best known by the name of a Scottish town? How is a Chinese dr ...Show more
Jewels by Victoria Finlay
$29.99 NZD
Category: Non-fiction general
'Glorious . . . anecdote and information accumulate with marvellous abundance and a passionate sense of the fascination of jewels . . . a wonderfully generous gift' - John de Falbe, Spectator In this scintillating book, journalist Victoria Finlay embarks on her own globe-circling search for the real sto ...Show more
Jewels A Secret History by Victoria Finlay
$33.00 NZD
Category: No Category
Throughout history, precious stones have inspired passions and poetry, quests and curses, sacred writings and unsacred actions. In this scintillating book, journalist Victoria Finlay embarks on her own globe-circling search for the real stories behind some of the gems we prize most. Blending adventure t ...Show more
The Brilliant History of Color in Art by Victoria Finlay
$46.00 NZD
Category: No Category | Series: Bibliotheca Paediatrica Ref Karger Ser.
The history of art is inseparable from the history of colour. This book takes readers across the globe and over the centuries on a tour through the history of color in art. It aims to uncover the origins and science of colour. It is illustrated in full colour throughout with 166 major works of art.
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