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David Coles
Head painter and founder of Landridge Artist Colours, David Coles, joins Robert on the show to talk about his new book Chromotopia: An Illustrated History of Colour. From grinding down beetles and burning animal bones to alchemy and pure luck, Chromatopia reveals the origin stories behind over fifty of history鈥檚 most vivid colour pigments.
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