Mauve: How One Man Invented a Colour That Changed the World

Similar books (20)

• 

  Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art

  In this classic book, Madeleine L'Engle addresses the questions, What makes art Christian? What does it mean to be a Christian artist? What is the relationship between faith and art? Through L'Engle's…

  Buy this book on Amazon
• 

  Bright Earth: Art and the Invention of Color

  Buy this book on Amazon
• 

  President Garfield: From Radical to Unifier

  An “ambitious, thorough, supremely researched” ( The Washington Post ) biography of the extraordinary, tragic life of America’s twentieth president—James Garfield.
  
  In “the most comprehensive Garfield b…

  Buy this book on Amazon
• 

  A Perfect Red

  A Perfect Red recounts the colorful history of cochineal, a legendary red dye that was once one of the world's most precious commodities. Treasured by the ancient Mexicans, cochineal was sold in the g…

  Buy this book on Amazon
• 

  Red: The History of a Color

  Buy this book on Amazon
• 

  Green: The History of a Color

  Buy this book on Amazon
• 

  The Last Leonardo: The Secret Lives of the World's Most Expensive Painting

  An epic quest exposes hidden truths about Leonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi, the recently discovered masterpiece that sold for $450 million—and might not be the real thing.
  
  For two centuries, art deal…

  Buy this book on Amazon
• 

  The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science

  Bugs, of all kinds, were considered to be “born of mud” and to be “beasts of the devil.”  Why would anyone, let alone a girl, want to study and observe them?
  
  One of the first naturalists to observe li…

  Buy this book on Amazon
• 

  The Lost Spells

  The follow-up to the internationally bestselling sensation The Lost Words, The Lost Spells is a beautiful collection of poems and illustrations that evokes the magic of the everyday natural world.
  
  Sinc…

  Buy this book on Amazon
• 

  Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us

  A life-altering journey through the science of neuroaesthetics, which offers proof for how our brains and bodies transform when we participate in the arts--and how this knowledge can improve our healt…

  Buy this book on Amazon
• 

  The Lost Words

  From Acorn to Weasel: a gorgeous, hand-illustrated, large-format spellbook celebrating the magic and wonder of the natural world
  
  All over the country, there are words disappearing from children's lives…

  Buy this book on Amazon
• 

  1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows: A Memoir

  Buy this book on Amazon
• 

  The World According to Color: A Cultural History

  A kaleidoscopic exploration that traverses history, literature, art, and science to reveal humans' unique and vibrant relationship with color.
  
  We have an extraordinary connection to color—we give it me…

  Buy this book on Amazon
• 

  The Art of Star Wars: The Last Jedi

  Phil Szostak, the author of The Art of Star The Force Awakens , takes fans behind the scenes of the blockbuster sequel with this incredible visual archive of the creative process.
  
  Foreword by Rian John…

  Buy this book on Amazon
• 

  The Story of Art Without Men

  How many women artists do you know? Who makes art history? Did women even work as artists before the twentieth century? And what is the Baroque anyway?
  
  Discover the glittering Sofonisba Anguissola of t…

  Buy this book on Amazon
• 

  The Slip: The New York City Street That Changed American Art Forever

  Longlisted for the National Book Award The never-before-told story of an obscure little street at the lower tip of Manhattan and the remarkable artists who got their start there. For just over a decad…

  Buy this book on Amazon
• 

  Humans of New York: Stories

  Buy this book on Amazon
• 

  Art: The Whole Story

  Buy this book on Amazon
• 

  Color: A Course in Mastering the Art of Mixing Colors

  Buy this book on Amazon
• 

  Art Before Breakfast: A Zillion Ways to be More Creative No Matter How Busy You Are

  Packed with the signature can-do attitude that makes beloved artist Danny Gregory a creativity guru to thousands across the globe, this unique guide serves up a hearty helping of inspiration. For aspi…

  Buy this book on Amazon