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Colour: Travels Through the Paintbox by Victoria Finlay
$29.99 AUD
Category: Travel
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 paint was really the colour of blood, when orange was the poi ...Show more
Fabric: The Hidden History of the Material World by Victoria Finlay
$49.99 AUD
Category: Fashion
A magnificent work of original research, unwinding history through cloth - how we make it, use it and what it means to us. From our earliest ancestors to babies born today, fabric is a necessary part of our everyday lives, but it's also an opportunity for creativity, symbolism, culture and connection. T ...Show more
Jewels by Victoria Finlay
$29.99 AUD
Category: Jewellery
'Glorious . . . anecdote and information accumulate with marvellous abundance and a passionate sense of the fascination of jewels . . . a wonderfully generous gift' - John de Falbe, Spectator In this scintillating book, journalist Victoria Finlay embarks on her own globe-circling search for the real sto ...Show more
Jewels A Secret History by Victoria Finlay
$32.99 AUD
Category: Travel
Throughout history, precious stones have inspired passions and poetry, quests and curses, sacred writings and unsacred actions. In this scintillating book, journalist Victoria Finlay embarks on her own globe-circling search for the real stories behind some of the gems we prize most. Blending adventure t ...Show more
The Brilliant History of Color in Art by Victoria Finlay
$49.99 AUD
Category: Art/Decorative arts/Graphics | Series: Bibliotheca Paediatrica Ref Karger Ser.
The history of art is inseparable from the history of colour. This book takes readers across the globe and over the centuries on a tour through the history of color in art. It aims to uncover the origins and science of colour. It is illustrated in full colour throughout with 166 major works of art.
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