Did you know that the Egyptians created the first synthetic colour; or that the noblest purple comes from a predatory sea snail Throughout history, artist pigments have been made from deadly metals, poisonous minerals, urine, cow dung, and even crushed insects. From grinding down beetles and burning animal bones to alchemy and pure luck, Chromatopia reveals the origin stories behind over fifty of historys most vivid colour pigments. Spanning the ancient world to modern leaps in technology, this is the book for the artist, the history buff, the science lover and the design fanatic.Table of ContentsIntroduction: A Life Lived in Colour 1. The First Colours 2. Colour in the Time of theAncients 3. Colour and the Classical World 4. Medieval Colours 5. Writing Inks6. Dyes, Lakes and Pinkes 7. Mysterious Colours 8. The Explosion of Colour9. A Brave New World of Colour 10. The Science of Modern Colour

Chromatopia: An Illustrated History of Colour (Hardback) /anglais

Coles, David

Arts & Photography

Thames&Hudson

A revolutionary book presenting ONE solution to all human created problems, both on a personal and global level. Our minds are innately problem solvers, which is a very focussed process of thought. It is brilliant for the development of technology, but it also creates devastating effects when applied from a reality that is not expansive or consciously awake - which is the norm at present. It excludes too much information and functions from an edited reality, hence allowing for things such as cruelty to attain a desires/outcomes. We end up creating more problems with every new solution and the world gets fragmented into a distorted web or causes/agendas, as we desperately try to handle the dilemmas we have in front of us. With enough understanding of the human mind we can utilise our problem solving abilities towards ONE thing, and that is expanding our realities so they can absorb and comprehend all the information of life, not just that pertaining to ones existing belief structure.

The Insanity Of Humanity

Religion & Spirituality

David Coles

A sweeping historic tale of a half-Roman, half-Briton scout known as Marcus to his Roman friends and colleagues, and Uffin to his mother and family. Speaking both Latin and Brittonic, Marcus travels freely north of Hadrian's Wall, trading with tribes-folk but reporting to his Roman masters. During one such trip, he is mistakenly accused of murdering his commanding officer and sentenced to serve his life out in the lead mines. Escaping with a female slave and aided by a highly respected Druid, Marcus crosses the Wall and hides among the many tribes beyond the yoke of Rome. Back at Housesteads, the large Roman fort on Hadrian's Wall, troops are gathering for an incursion north. The magnificent 9th Legion is proposing to teach these unruly tribes a lesson in submission. The Druids present Marcus Uffin as their figurehead to lead the tribes while the might of Rome marches to subjugate this ragtag collection of primitives. Or, perhaps, there is a different lesson to be learned. A discussion guide is included in this book.

The Last Free Men: an eagle fallen

Literature & Fiction

Everett, Jack

Genre Fiction

Portals Publishing

The Four Geniuses of the Battle of Britain: Watson-Watt, Henry Royce, Sydney Camm and RJ Mitchell

Had it not been for the vital contributions of the four men and their inventions described in this book the Battle of Britain could not have been won by the Royal Air Force. Each of these brilliant men contributed enormously to the aircraft and equipment upon which the gallant RAF fighter pilots depended to take on and defeat the hitherto overpowering Luftwaffe during Hitlers European onslaught.\nWatson Watt was the moving force behind Britains vital early warning radar network that allowed Allied fighter aircraft to intercept the incoming German bomber raids.\nHenry Royce was the driving force throughout the development of the Merlin engine that powered both the Hurricane and Spitfire.\nSydney Camm persevered with the design of the Hawker Hurricane which was to destroy more Luftwaffe bombers in the Battle than any other type. It was amazingly resilient and provided an extremely stable gun platform. Never living long enough to see the success of his beautiful Spitfire, RJ Mitchell was the designer of the only British aircraft that could outperform the Nazi Bf 109s fighters and which allowed the attacking Hurricanes a little more safety while doing their job below.\nThis is the story of those men behind the scene of the greatest air battle in history.

Biographies & Memoirs

Sherrard, Peter

Historical

Pen and Sword Aviation

This origin story of history’s most vivid color pigments is perfect for artists, history buffs, science lovers, and design fanatics.
Did you know that the Egyptians created the first synthetic color and used it to create the famous blue crown of Queen Nefertiti? Or that the noblest purple comes from a predatory sea snail? In the Roman Empire, hundreds of thousands of snails had to be sacrificed to produce a single ounce of dye. Throughout history, pigments have been made from deadly metals, poisonous minerals, urine, cow dung, and even crushed insects. From grinding down beetles and burning animal bones to alchemy and pure luck, Chromatopia reveals the origin stories behind over fifty of history’s most vivid color pigments.
Featuring informative and detailed color histories, a section on working with monochromatic color, and “recipes” for paint-making, Chromatopia provides color enthusiasts with an eclectic story of how synthetic colors came to be. Red lead, for example, was invented by the ancient Greeks by roasting white lead, and it became the dominant red in medieval painting.
Spanning from the ancient world to modern leaps in technology, and vibrantly illustrated throughout, this book will add a little chroma to anyone’s understanding of the history of colors. Illustrated in color throughout

Chromatopia: An Illustrated History of Color

Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions

Chromatopia

History & Criticism

Thames & Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd

This origin story of history'smost vivid color pigmentsis perfect for artists, historybuffs, science lovers,and design fanatics. Did you know that the Egyptians created the first synthetic color and used it to create the famous blue crown of Queen Nefertiti? Or that the noblest purple comes from a predatory sea snail? In the Roman Empire, hundreds of thousands of snails had to be sacrificed to produce a single ounce of dye. Throughout history, pigments have been made from deadly metals, poisonous minerals, urine, cow dung, and even crushed insects. From grinding down beetles and burning animal bones to alchemy and pure luck, Chromatopia reveals the origin stories behind over fifty of history's most vivid color pigments. Featuring informative and detailed color histories, a section on working with monochromatic color, and "recipes" for paint-making, Chromatopia provides color enthusiasts with an eclectic story of how synthetic colors came to be. Red lead, for example, was invented by the ancient Greeks by roasting white lead, and it became the dominant red in medieval painting. Spanning from the ancient world to modern leaps in technology, and vibrantly illustrated throughout, this book will add a little chroma to anyone's understanding of the history of colors.

Had it not been for the vital contributions of the four men and their inventions described in this book the Battle of Britain could not have been won by the Royal Air Force. Each of these brilliant men contributed enormously to the aircraft and equipment upon which the gallant RAF fighter pilots depended to take on and defeat the hitherto overpowering Luftwaffe during Hitler’s European onslaught. Watson Watt was the moving force behind Britain’s vital early warning radar network that allowed Allied fighter aircraft to intercept the incoming German bomber raids. Henry Royce was the driving force throughout the development of the Merlin engine that powered both the Hurricane and Spitfire.Sydney Camm persevered with the design of the Hawker Hurricane which was to destroy more Luftwaffe bombers in the Battle than any other type. It was amazingly resilient and provided an extremely stable gun platform. Never living long enough to see the success of his beautiful Spitfire, RJ Mitchell was the designer of the only British aircraft that could outperform the Nazi Bf 109s fighters and which allowed the attacking Hurricanes a little more safety while doing their job below. This is the story of those men behind the scene of the greatest air battle in history.

In the 2nd Century AD, Rome's Ninth Legion was sent to Hadrian's Wall in northwest Britain to quell an insurrection. They were never heard from again. Historians have speculated for centuries about what happened - THE LAST FREE MEN presents one intriguing possibility as seen through the eyes of Marcus Gettorix, son of a Roman general and a British woman. Marcus is an undercover scout for the Romans, but during a battle he is captured and sentenced to work in the mines with the rest of the native prisoners. The Druids act to use Marcus as a figurehead to fan the flames of resentment into an insurrection that joins British and Scottish tribes against the Romans. Now allied with the Druids, Marcus lures the ambitious Roman general in charge of the Ninth Legion into a deadly trap destined to create one of history's greatest mysteries.

The Last Free Men

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Chromatopia: An Illustrated History of Colour (Hardback) /anglais

The Insanity Of Humanity

The Last Free Men: an eagle fallen

The Four Geniuses of the Battle of Britain: Watson-Watt, Henry Royce, Sydney Camm and RJ Mitchell

Chromatopia: An Illustrated History of Color

Chromatopia

Chromatopia: An Illustrated History of Color

The Four Geniuses of the Battle of Britain: Watson-Watt, Henry Royce, Sydney Camm and RJ Mitchell

The Last Free Men