A review by sidky
Color: A Natural History of the Palette by Victoria Finlay

2.0

This book is part history, part travel diary. While it has stories like how the white dye was made from lead, or yellow dye from saffron; how saffron made it to Walden, Essex, or Indigo in Caribbean islands. The author also has stories about her travel through Australia, searching for Ochre; stories about re-discovering the process of manufacturing Jewish blue (Tekhelet); or the history of how indigo brought suffering to India. There were stories, and tidbits, that found interesting and enjoyable, others not so much.
This is neither a history book, nor a travel memoir. I probably would have enjoyed more, if this was a blog, instead of a book.