![]() ![]() She set out on a voyage of discovery which would take her from the graphite mines of the Lakeland fells to the ultramarine mines of Afghanistan, from caves in the Dordogne with their ancient charcoal paintings to the saffron fields of Iran. Her search for a book which would satisfy her thirst for knowledge was fruitless and so she decided to write one herself. It was a fascination that was to lay dormant for many years until, as a newspaper arts editor, she happened upon a book about colour which made her realize that while art history is usually about those producing the art, there is much to be learned about the raw materials: the paints and the dyes. ![]() Victoria Finlay became fascinated with colour after a childhood visit to Chartres cathedral, when she was mesmerised not by the architecture but by the blues and reds of the stained glass windows dancing on the stone floors. ![]()
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