Title: Living Colors: The Definitive Guide to Color Palettes Through the Ages
Author: Augustine Hope; Margaret Walch
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Publication Date: 2003-02
ISBN: 0811837297
Type: Spiral-bound
Condition: Very Good +
Jacket condition: None as issued
Edition: First Edition
Notes: Excellent, clean copy. No writing, highlighting, marks, or creased page corners to text. Cover is glossy with light surface rubbing and scratches. Corners are square. One of the velcro tabs that holds the front cover flap is missing, otherwise the book is in very good condition overall. Appears to have had little use. Out of print. First printing; cover art may vary slightly from image shown.
About the Book
Living Colors has proven to be a perennially popular guide to color for designers, artists, and color enthusiasts. Now reissued with a striking new cover, this indispensable double spiral-bound volume displays 80 classic color schemes from art and design history. From architecture and apparel to paintings and pottery, Living Colors draws on exemplary work in a variety of media and across a range of historical periods. Each scheme is individually presented, profiled, and illustrated in a handy gatefold format with representative four-color images and accurate color-bar reference for matching against the project at hand. From the dominant reds of ancient Egyptian ochers to the psychedelic palettes of the sixties, Living Colors will inspire professionals and laypeople alike in choosing colors for a multitude of uses.
