From the common ocher to the mysterious ultramarine, each of the 24 colors in this palette book has left a significant mark on human history. Bright and dim, deadly and life-giving, more expensive than gold and available to anyone - they influenced fashion, art and the world economy. You will learn about the ingenious ways in which paints were extracted in ancient times, how they traveled from one continent to another, treated and killed, inspired discoveries and victories, and, of course, made this world brighter!