Bücher von Kassia St Clair

The unforgettable history of colours and the vivid stories behind them in a beautiful multi-coloured volume

** A RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK **'Fascinating . . . The history of the world through the eye of a needle . . . I recommend this book to anyone' THE SPECTATOR'A charming, absorbing and history that takes us on a journey from the silk roads to sportswear, from ruffs to spacesuits . . . I devoured this quietly feminist book' SUNDAY TIMES'Joyful and beautiful' NATURE'Will make you rethink your relationship with fabric' ELLE DECORATIONAll textiles begin with a twist. From colourful 30,000-year old threads found on the floor of a Georgian cave to what the linen wrappings of Tutankhamun's mummy actually meant; from the Silk Roads to the woollen sails that helped the Vikings reach America 700 years before Columbus; from the lace ruffs that infuriated the puritans to the Indian calicoes and chintzes that powered the Industrial Revolution, our continuing reinvention of cloth tells fascinating stories of human ingenuity. When we talk of lives hanging by a thread, being interwoven, or part of the social fabric, we are part of a tradition that stretches back many thousands of years. Fabric has allowed us to achieve extraordinary things and survive in unlikely places, and this book shows you how -- and why.With a cast that includes Chinese empresses, Richard the Lionheart and Bing Crosby, Kassia St Clair takes us on the run with escaped slaves, climbing the slopes of Everest and moonwalking with astronauts. Running like a bright line through history, The Golden Thread offers an unforgettable adventure through our past, present and future.

One ofUSA Today's';100 Books to Read While Stuck at Home During the Coronavirus Crisis'A dazzling gift, the unforgettable, unknown history of colors and the vivid stories behind them in a beautiful multi-colored volume.';Beautifully written . . . Full of anecdotes and fascinating research, this elegant compendium has all the answers.'NPR,Best Books of 2017The Secret Lives of Color tells the unusual stories of seventy-five fascinating shades, dyes, and hues. From blonde to ginger, the brown that changed the way battles were fought to the white that protected against the plague, Picasso's blue period to the charcoal on the cave walls at Lascaux, acid yellow to kelly green, and from scarlet women to imperial purple, these surprising stories run like a bright thread throughout history.In this book, Kassia St. Clair has turned her lifelong obsession with colors and where they come from (whether Van Gogh's chrome yellow sunflowers or punk's fluorescent pink) into a unique study of human civilization. Across fashion and politics, art and war, the secret lives of color tell the vivid story of our culture.';This passionate and majesticcompedium will leave you bathed in the gorgeous optics of light.'Elle

Alles über das, was wir auf unserer Haut tragen - eine einzigartige Geschichte der StoffeDer Mensch ist das einzige Lebewesen, das Stoffe herstellt - ohne sie wäre die menschliche Entwicklung nicht denkbar. Kassia St Clair erzählt faszinierend von Hanf, Leinen, oder der Entdeckung der Seide, von den Wikinger-Segeln aus Schafswolle, und dem Weltraumanzug Neil Armstrongs, den er nicht auszuziehen brauchte, wenn er auf die Toilette musste.Sie zeigt die Bedeutung von Kleidung für die lokale Wirtschaft und den lokalen Handel, für gesellschaftliche Normen und menschliche Höchstleistungen, die ohne Kunstfasern nicht möglich wären. Von den Binden der Mumien im alten Ägypten, über die anrüchigen Seidenkleider Kaiser Neros bis hin zum Schwimmanzug aus Polyurethan, der es Paul Biedermann ermöglichte, Michael Phelps zu schlagen: Kassia St Clair verwebt auf einmalige Weise faszinierende Geschichten rund um Natur- und Kunstfasern zu einer alternativen Menschheitsgeschichte.Ein packender Stoff!

»Faszinierend!« Spiegel OnlineWas verbirgt sich hinter Flohfarben und Drachenblut?Dieses Buch versammelt 73 ausgewählte Farben, Schattierungen und Farbnuancen, und die geheimnisvollen Geschichten, die sich hinter ihnen verbergen - ein kunterbuntes Lexikon und eine Fundgrube voller Anekdoten, die von Avocado, Baker-Miller-Pink und Himmelblau erzählen.