The story of the discovery of the 55 most important colours in the existence of creative humans, from prehistoric times to the present day, told from the artist's perspective.

Monica Rotgans describes the many dyes and pigments that humans have transformed into paint and colour, and how to identify them.

Find out all about red mercury, lead white, blue glass, black cabbage, pink louse, yellow earth, brown asphalt, green arsenic and much more. A richly illustrated and accessibly written book on the origins and evolution of the painter's palette.

Publisher: Waanders