The Mystery of Colour: and how we solved it European Cooking for the daring

for the daring

'Obliterates every clear definition of genre and form

Snyder identifies the practices and attitudes - the habits of mind - that will allow us to design a government in which we and future generations can flourish

The fantastic cover illustration is by Jasper Macknight-Wilson

From a 14th-century court house

The Mystery of Colour: and how we solved it European Cooking for the daringWhat'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