Farbpigmente, Farbstoffe, Farbgeschichten

Printed with fourteen color inks, this book focuses on the material and sensual side of color concentrates and portrays their enormous diversity through image and text. The core of this book is a compendium of 317 natural and synthetic pigments and dyes, which are shown as raw materials{u0097}ground minerals and earth, natural plants and other biological sources, chemical formulas{u0097}and as dyed or painted color samples. Eleven color histories describe man's ongoing use of color, from the development of the first color to the newest advances in organic chemistry. Additionally, the book includes pigment analyses of eight works of art and describes how the artists worked.