Chromatopia An Illustrated History of Color Christopher Hastings On the 50th anniversary of

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From thrilling day trips in the East's highest mountains to hut-to-hut wilderness journeys

land-destroying settlers of the most arid corner of North America

With a cool blue and lime color scheme

Chromatopia An Illustrated History of Color Christopher Hastings On the 50th anniversary ofDid 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.