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title: "Mauve: How One Man Invented a Color That Changed the World"
brand: "simon garfield"
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# Mauve: How One Man Invented a Color That Changed the World

**Brand:** simon garfield
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- **What is this?** Mauve: How One Man Invented a Color That Changed the World by simon garfield
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Mauve: How One Man Invented a Color That Changed the World

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    As Promised
  

*by P***4 on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 26, 2022*

Arrived right on time and looks pretty good.

### ⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    The book is almost more of a set of reference notes
  

*by M***L on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 11, 2013*

I am very intrigued by the stories of explorers, inventors, and scientists, and as an artist, I love the feel and stories of color, so I had great hopes for this book. This was an interesting history of William Perkin and his discovery of mauve at the age of eighteen. But it was also a confusing tale. The author frequently and unexpectedly switched from historical to modern times, and it was never totally clear how the people in the two different times periods related to each other.While it was wonderful to read how Perkin's discovery of mauve inspired so many to become chemists, it was very unclear as to how this actually happened. I would have liked a clearer explanation of the chemical processes involved in the creating of the new colors, more detailed information about William Perkin's childhood, and a much more informative discussion of how his discovery specifically led to so many other facets in perfumes, medicine, and other industries.There were so many stories going on in this book, and it was hard to follow many of them in the rambling timelines. And the author continually dropped new names into the story while providing little information about who these people were, what their field of study was, or in which time period they lived.The premise of this book is an excellent one, but my rating of three stars is due to its disjointed nature. The book is almost more of a set of reference notes, providing a list of chemistry reactions, dyes, and names to research further. That said, since I love research, I enjoyed reading the book - and now I'm off to learn more about all the briefly mentioned bits and pieces that changed the world.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Loved it!
  

*by C***S on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 31, 2013*

I am an interior designer turned quilter and I ordered this book to glean information about the invention of the color Mauve and its impact on color in the world.  I was going to do a talk on color to quilters and I wanted more historical information.  This book was a fabulous source for the invention of not just mauve, but the invention of the aniline dyes and how they revolutionized the fabric industry.  It also refers back to Queen Victoria and how she wore Mauve to her daughter's wedding, setting off a Victorian Craze for the color.  If you are looking for some historical details on color, this would be the book to buy and read.  I loved it and learned so much.

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