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Colour: a human history

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The Big Connection With Redness

In ancient egypt, for instance, black had many positive associations. The real diabolical colour you wante to avoid, the colour of death, was red. Red is actually the next color that i wanted to ask you about. And in your book, you say the big connection with red is is blood. Can you tell us a bit more about that link?

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