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Mauve : how one man invented a color that changed the world / Simon Garfield.
2002
G 24 GAR.M
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Title
Mauve : how one man invented a color that changed the world / Simon Garfield.
Author
Garfield, Simon, author.
Description
224 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm
ISBN
0393323137
9780393323139
9780393323139
Alternate Call Number
G 24 GAR.M
Summary
The story of how a British chemist William Perkin accidentally discovered an oily sludge that turned silk a light purple. His discovery revolutionized Victorian fashion and sparked a great surge in the industrial applications of chemistry.
Note
Originally published in 2000 by Faber and Faber Limited, London.
Oorspronkelijke uitgave: London : Faber and Faber Limited, 2000.
Oorspronkelijke uitgave: London : Faber and Faber Limited, 2000.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-215) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
Invention: Celebrity; Not the land of science; Floating in the air; The recipe; Hindrance and synthesis; Mauve measles; Terrible glare; Madder; Poisoning the clientele
Exploitation: Red letter days; Self-destruction; New eventuality; Physical acts; Fingerprints.
Exploitation: Red letter days; Self-destruction; New eventuality; Physical acts; Fingerprints.
Location
COV
Published
Princeton, N.J. : Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic, 2002.
Language
English
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