The earliest evidence of blue pigment use in Europe | Antiquity | Cambridge Core The earliest evidence of blue pigment use in Europe

Blue pigments are absent in Palaeolithic art. The authors identify traces of azurite on an artefact from the Final Palaeolithic site of Mühlheim-Dietesheim, Germany. This represents the earliest use of blue pigment in Europe!

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Over hundred and thirty year old article about coloured sculptures of antique - the subject that seems to come as a new thing to every generation :D
in Did the Greeks paint their sculptures?, The Century 6, 1892
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Appendix. British Plants Capable of Dyeing Mordanted Wool The Natural Organic Colouring Matters By Arthur George Perkin, F.R.S., F.R.S.E., F.I.C., professor of colour chemistry and dyeing in the U...

"British Plants Capable of Dyeing Mordanted Wool" from The Natural Organic Colouring Matters, 1918

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The Hidden Labor Behind the Luxurious Colors of Purple and Indigo The history of Tyrian purple, indigo, and other dyes is a fascinating reminder of how we forget the people and the labor behind the products we use everyday.

Amazing history of royal purple and indigo

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‘The Secret Lives of Colour’ by Kassia St. Clair, is a delightful wee book, chockablock with fascinating insights into the history of colour! 🎨 a perfect light read for these heavy times.
What is your favourite colour?
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Words written in sparkling green ink on a lined page. The words read: Dec 3/24, “Noble Fir.” “…green was, and is, a color of hope.” The quote comes from James Fox’s book called The World According to Color. There are blotches of ink on the left and green floral endpapers of the notebook on the right.

There is a bit of silver shimmer in today’s ink, “Noble Fir.” (And it kind of feels like we could all use some hope!)

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Words written on a lined page in a rose gold ink. The words are: “Dec 2/24 Wilted Rose. The components of true rose gold are approximately 75% gold and 22.5% copper and a small percentage of silver.” They are from an article by Ashley Flight called “A History Lesson on Rose Gold” which appeared on the Southeby’s website.

Inkvent day two: “Wilted Rose,” a delicate rose gold ink that shows up a little more pink on the page than this photo indicates.

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