March of the Pigments: Color History, Science and Impact
Mary Virginia Orna, "March of the Pigments: Color History, Science and Impact"
English | ISBN: 1839163151 | 2022 | 500 pages | EPUB | 12 MB
English | ISBN: 1839163151 | 2022 | 500 pages | EPUB | 12 MB
Take a colorful walk through human ingenuity.
Humans have been unpacking the earth to use pigments since cavemen times. Starting out from surface pigments for cave paintings, we’ve dug deep for minerals, mined oceans for colors and exploited the world of plants and animals. Our accidental fumbles have given birth to a whole family of brilliant blues that grace our museums, mansions and motorcars. We’ve turned waste materials into a whole rainbow of tints and hues to color our clothes, our food and ourselves. With the snip of a genetic scissor, we’ve harnessed bacteria to gift us with “greener” blue jeans and dazzling dashikis. As the pigments march on into the future, who knows what new and exciting inventions will emerge?
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