Kleur: Een reis door de geschiedenis by Victoria Finlay

Kleur: Een reis door de geschiedenis

Victoria Finlay

412 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 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%

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3.85

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