The world according to colourThe subject of this book is mankind's extraordinary relationship with colour. It is composed of a series of voyages, ranging across the world and throughout history, which reveal the meanings that have been attached to the colours we see around us and the ways these have shaped our culture and imagination.

Persian King Xerxes stands over the smoking ruins of Athens

in a small village surrounded by pine forest

Whether it's an uplifting walk in nature

is desperate

Caul and his apocalyptic agenda seem unstoppable

Nation Cymru

Daniel is heading north

the war is far from over

personal anecdotes and plenty of tasty recipes for the reader to try at home

Great Britain

and the roots of the indelible patriotism that characterizes every Turk

Matthew Francis's retelling of the first four stories (the Four Branches of the Mabinogi) is the first to situate it in poetry