Chromatopia An Illustrated History of Color Brian Dickinson a former top State Department

a former top State Department sanctions official

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Chromatopia An Illustrated History of Color Brian Dickinson a former top State DepartmentDid you know that the Egyptians created the first synthetic color and used it to create the famous blue crown of Queen Nefertiti? Or that the noblest purple comes from a predatory sea snail? The royal color, used in the Roman Empire, resulted in hundreds of thousands of snails being sacrificed to produce a single ounce of dye. Throughout history, pigments have been made from deadly metals, poisonous minerals, urine, cow dung, and even crushed insects.