Colors The Story of Dyes and Pigments

Publisher	Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
Series	Discoveries
Translated by	Sophie Hawkes
Editor	Eve Sinaiko
Typography by	Elissa Ichiyasu, Tina Thompson, Dana Sloan
Cover/Jacket Design by	Dana Sloan
Copyright Holder	Gallimard
Copyright Holder (Translation)	Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
Printed and Bound by	Editoriale Lloyd
Format	Soft cover
Language	English
Copyright	1999
First Printing in Country	2000
Pages / Font	160 pages
ISBN	0-8109-2872-8
Barcode	9780810928725
Chapters	Painting and Dyeing Colors in the Middle Ages The Explosion of Supply and Demand The Triumph of Industrial Chemistry Documents Further Reading List of Illustrations Index Painting and Dyeing Colors in the Middle Ages The Explosion of Supply and Demand The Triumph of Industrial Chemistry Documents Further Reading List of Illustrations Index Show all ▾
Notes	From the painted caves at Lascaux, 40,000 years old, to the medieval cloth industry to today's computerized chemistry, this engaging book surveys the history of dyes and pigments in a work as rich, varied, and colorful as a box of crayons. 160 illustrations, 135 in full color. François Delamare is a chemist and metallurgist and director of research at the Ecole des Mines, Paris. Bernard Guineau is a physicist and research engineer and an expert in ancient colors and their uses.