The unforgettable, unknown history of colors and the vivid stories behind them in a beautiful multi-colored volume
“Beautifully written . . . Full of anecdotes and fascinating research, this elegant compendium has all the answers.” —NPR, Best Books of 2017
The Secret Lives of Color tells the unusual stories of seventy-five fascinating shades, dyes and hues. From blonde to ginger, the brown that changed the way battles were fought to the white that protected against the plague, Picasso’s blue period to the charcoal on the cave walls at Lascaux, acid yellow to kelly green, and from scarlet women to imperial purple, these surprising stories run like a bright thread throughout history.
In this book, Kassia St. Clair has turned her lifelong obsession with colors and where they come from (whether Van Gogh’s chrome yellow sunflowers or punk’s fluorescent pink) into a unique study of human civilization. Across fashion and politics, art and war, the secret lives of color tell the vivid story of our culture.
“This passionate and majestic compedium will leave you bathed in the gorgeous optics of light.” —Elle
Kassia St. Clair is a freelance journalist and author based in London. She graduated from Bristol University with a first-class honors degree in history in 2007 and went on to do a master’s degree at Oxford. There she wrote her dissertation on women’s masquerade costumes during the eighteenth century and graduated with distinction. She has since written about design and culture for publications including The Economist, House & Garden, Quartz, and the New Statesman. She has had a column about color in Elle Decoration since 2013 and is a former assistant books and arts editor for The Economist.
【2-泛读-色彩学】第一次了解到色彩学这个学科,才知道自己为什么喜欢印象派作家,自己为什么在穿搭上喜欢某几种搭配方式,而不是某种风格,才知道自己为什么痴迷于布达佩斯大饭店。归根结底,因为色彩的力量,我毫无知觉的在对色彩的热爱中活着,这种无知觉的喜欢体现在对房屋...
评分这是一本关于色彩的科普读物,介绍了不同色彩名称的由来、颜料的成分、背后的故事。书籍的装帧非常精美,内封的封面和封底是由不同颜色组成,呼应主题。内页边缘有对应章节的颜色,给读者更直观的感受。不过对应“白色”“金色”等颜色明显和日常生活中的对不上,不知道是否有...
评分这本书叫色彩的秘密生活,听上去第一印象我不知道它具体是讲什么的。好像是个什么科普书,拿到书后一看还真是。 但我真的想不到关于色彩应该是怎样的科普?所以我还想过是不是应该是关于生活的书,难道是写生活中的多姿多彩?总之我完全没有想到,竟然是对颜色的科普。而且是分...
印刷美爆了,这才是纸质书的精华T T 前半部分直到红色都还风格迥异,但是后面的颜色有点千篇一律了,不知道是颜色本身无趣还是作者写不动了..不过对于我这种颜控还是一本超级满足的书
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评分很简单漂亮的一本小书 琐碎的历史呈现在颜色这个精巧可爱的视角中
评分一开始还不错,掉书袋的部分很喜欢。后来就有点腻味了,像是颜色百科大全。3.5
评分一开始还不错,掉书袋的部分很喜欢。后来就有点腻味了,像是颜色百科大全。3.5
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