Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Baty, Patrick
Title:
The anatomy of color : the story of heritage paints and pigments / Patrick Baty.
Alternate Title(s):
Anatomy of colour
Published / Created:
London ; New York : Thames & Hudson, 2017.

©2017
Physical Description:
351 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
Collection:
Reference Library
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
"Over 1,500 illustrations."
Contents:
Paints, pigments and interiors, 1650-1830. Traditional paints; Traditional pigments ; The house-painter and the colourman ; The use of colour in interiors, 1700-1830 -- Paints, colour systems and interiors, 1830-1900. The introduction of colour systems ; The use of colour in interiors, 1830-1900 -- Paints, colour standards, and interiors, 1900-1945. The development of paints and pigments ; Colour systems and standards, 1900-1945 ; The use of colour in 1930s decoration -- Paints, colour standards and interiors, 1945-1960. Colour standards, 1945-1960 ; The use of colour in 1950s decoration.
Subject Terms:
Paint -- History. | Pigments -- History. | Interior decoration -- History. | Paint -- History. | Pigments -- History. | Interior decoration -- History. | House and Home. | Interior decoration. | Paint. | Pigments. | House and Home.
Form/Genre:
History.