The Mystery of Colour: and how we solved it European Cooking From a 14th-century court house

From a 14th-century court house

The fantastic cover illustration is by Jasper Macknight-Wilson

'Obliterates every clear definition of genre and form

There to document it all was Coppola’s long-time friend and collaborator Andrew Durham

for the daring

The Mystery of Colour: and how we solved it European Cooking From a 14th-century court houseWhat's your favourite colour? Ever wondered how it got from nature into your paints? Long ago, brilliant blues, glittering greens and radical reds weren't easy to make. Artists had to crush beetles, burn bones and even drain sea snails to create colours. Come on a journey through history, packed with amazing stories, dazzling illustrations and iconic artworks from around the world to discover how we solved the mystery of colour. Written by a master