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Living Colors: The Definitive Guide to Color Palettes Through the Ages

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A consummate guide to color, this indispensable, spiralbound volume displays 80 color schemes — drawn from a variety of different mediums, from architecture and apparel to paintings and pottery, across a range of historical periods — each individually presented, described, and illustrated in a handy, gatefold format, with representative four-color images and actual printed chips 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.

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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.

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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.
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About the Author

Margaret Walch is director of the Color Association of the US. Augustine Hope is a writer and color and design consultant.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780811805582
Subtitle:
(the definitive guide to color palettes through the ages )
With:
Hope, Augustine
Author:
Hope, Augustine
Publisher:
Chronicle Books
Location:
San Francisco :
Subject:
Color
Subject:
Color in art
Subject:
Colors
Subject:
Graphic Arts - Use of Color
Copyright:
1995
Series Volume:
16
Publication Date:
c1995
Binding:
Trade Cloth
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
xiv, 163 p.
Dimensions:
10.03x11.14x1.09 in. 2.59 lbs.
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Product details xiv, 163 p. pages Chronicle Books - English 9780811805582 Reviews:
"Synopsis" by , 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.
"Synopsis" by , 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.
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