Colour: Travels Through The Paintbox by Victoria Finlay

Colour: Travels Through The Paintbox

Victoria Finlay

512 pages first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction art history science informative reflective slow-paced
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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 pain...

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Moods

informative 100%
adventurous 54%
reflective 40%
inspiring 37%
relaxing 22%
lighthearted 20%
funny 14%
challenging 11%
hopeful 8%
emotional 2%
mysterious 2%
sad 2%

Pace

medium 60%
slow 31%
fast 8%

Average rating

3.85

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