Now here's something that is sure to be an overnight smash pop sensation:
"The Creation of Color in Eighteenth-Century Europe" by Sarah Lowengard
Okay, this isn't the stuff of which pop culture icons are made: but I thought it was interesting, and you might, too.
If you've wanted to know more about acid dye, fustic, venetian scarlet (that's a dye, not an interplanetary femme fatale), and the people who used them, this is a pretty good resource.
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1 comment:
Yeah, well. Historians of early modern technology have the best stories, as far as I'm concerned.
I'm thinking about organizing a reader's guide to this book. I need to know what you might want to know about reading or using it. Contact me at my gmail account (sarah.lowengard)
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