Offers a study of the color mauve--created in 1856 by eighteen-year-old English chemist William Perkin, who was working on a treatment for malaria in his home laboratory and accidentally discovered what became the most desired shade in fashion and ultimately led to the development of explosives, perfume, photography, and modern medicine.
Mauve: How One Man Invented a Color That Changed the World
W.W. Norton & Co
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W.W. Norton & Co
Mauve: How One Man Invented a Color That Changed the World
- UPC:
- 9780393020052
- Maximum Purchase:
- 2 units
- Binding:
- Hardcover
- Publication Date:
- 2001-04-01
- Author:
- Simon Garfield
- Language:
- english
- Edition:
- 1st American Ed
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