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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 couldn't afford to buy it himself. Since ancient times, carmine red--still found in lipsticks and Cherry Coke today--has come from the blood of insects.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780812971422
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 464
  • Udgivet:
  • 1. december 2003
  • Størrelse:
  • 140x25x208 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 367 g.
  • 2-3 uger.
  • 4. december 2024
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  • BLACK NOVEMBER

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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 couldn't afford to buy it himself. Since ancient times, carmine red--still found in lipsticks and Cherry Coke today--has come from the blood of insects.

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