The anatomy of color : the story of heritage paints and pigments / Patrick Baty.
Why were primary colors popular in postwar kitchens? Why did the Art Deco era prefer clean lines and pastel shades? This comprehensive illustrated history of the use of color and paint in interior decoration answers these questions and many more. Drawing on his huge specialist archive, historian and...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, New York :
Thames & Hudson, Inc.,
2017.
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| Edition: | [United States edition.]. |
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| Summary: | Why were primary colors popular in postwar kitchens? Why did the Art Deco era prefer clean lines and pastel shades? This comprehensive illustrated history of the use of color and paint in interior decoration answers these questions and many more. Drawing on his huge specialist archive, historian and paint expert Patrick Baty traces the evolution of pigments and paint colors together with color systems and standards, and he examines their impact on the color palettes used in interiors from the 1650s to the 1960s. He charts the creation in paint of the common and expensive colors made from traditional earth pigments between 1650 and 1799. He then explores the emergence of color systems and standards and their influence on paint colors together with the effect of industrialized production on the texture and durability of paints. Finally, Baty turns his attention to twentieth-century color standards. Woven throughout the authoritative and revealing text are specially commissioned photographs of pages from rare color reference books. |
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| Item Description: | Published in London in 2017 under title: The anatomy of colour. "1,500+ images."--Title page. "Glossary": pages 336-339. |
| Physical Description: | 351 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 27 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0500519331 9780500519332 |