An edition of Mauve (2000)

Mauve

How One Man Invented a Color That Changed the World

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An edition of Mauve (2000)

Mauve

How One Man Invented a Color That Changed the World

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  • ★★★★ 4.0 (1 rating) ·
  • 8 Want to read
  • 2 Have read

Explains how English chemist William Perkin accidentally discovered a way to mass-produce color in a factory in 1856, and discusses how his discovery of the color mauve changed the fashion industry.

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W. W. Norton & Company
Language
English
Pages
242

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Subjects

Dye industry, Mauve, Chemists, Biography, Kleurstoffen, Kleurstoffenindustrie, Chemistry, History, Dyes and dyeing, Great britain, biography, New York Times reviewed, ART, Color Theory, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY, Science & Technology, Colors

People

W. H. Perkin Sir (1838-1907), William Henry Perkin Sir (1838-1907)

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Great Britain, England
Edition Availability
Cover of: Mauve
Mauve: How One Man Invented a Color That Changed the World
May 2002, W. W. Norton & Company
in English
Cover of: Mauve
Mauve: How One Man Invented a Color That Changed the World
May 2002, W. W. Norton & Company
in English
Cover of: Mauve
Mauve
September 3, 2001, Faber and Faber
Paperback - New Ed edition
Cover of: Mauve
Mauve: How One Man Invented a Color That Changed the World
April 2001, W. W. Norton & Company
in English
Cover of: Mauve
Mauve: how one man invented a colour that changed the world
2001, Faber and Faber
in English
Cover of: Mauve
Mauve: How One Man Invented a Colour That Changed the World
September 2001, Diane Pub Co
Hardcover in English
Cover of: Mauve
Mauve: how one man invented a colour that changed the world
2000, Faber and Faber
in English

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First Sentence

"Despite his immense wealth, Sir William Perkin seldom travelled abroad."

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Open Library
OL7457423M
ISBN 10
0393323137
ISBN 13
9780393323139
Library Thing
106499
Goodreads
580291

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Despite his immense wealth, Sir William Perkin seldom travelled abroad.
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