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Mauve: How One Man Invented a Colour That Changed the World
Mauve: How One Man Invented a Colour That Changed the World
Simon Garfield
An artificial dye, mauve, was discovered by a 19th-century chemist called William Perkin while searching for a synthetic alternative to natural quinine. This book examines how the different worlds of fashion, industry, business, chemistry and medicine were transformed by a single colour.
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Title - Mauve: How One Man Invented a Colour That Changed the World
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Author - Simon Garfield
ISBN 13 - 9780571201976
Imprint - Faber & Faber
Publisher - Faber & Faber
Date Published - 04/09/2000
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Binding Type - Hardback
Dimensions - 135 x 205 x mm
Weight - 342 g
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