Spectrum (Victoria and Albert Museum): Heritage Patterns and Colours (V&a Museum)
£15.40£19.00 (-19%)
This simply structured and highly original book analyses the palettes that have been used by designers in the creation of furnishing fabrics and wallpapers from the 15th century to the present. The colours used in each pattern are presented in a simple proportional grid, giving a clear understanding of hues that have been expertly combined at different periods to create the designs we continue to admire and emulate.
Spectrum opens with a brief introduction by interior design expert Ros Byam Shaw, exploring the history of colour as used in interiors. The fabrics and wallpapers that follow are arranged chronologically. Each is reproduced on its own double-page spread, and is accompanied by a brief narrative-style caption that provides information about each fabric or wallpaper and its significance in the context of interior design. Unique in such a book are the colour grids shown beside each pattern, in which the colours in the original piece are shown in proportion to their use, and with their CMYK references to enable designers to replicate these colours in their own work.
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Additional information
| Publisher | Thames and Hudson Ltd, 1st edition (15 Sept. 2022) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Paperback | 256 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 0500480826 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0500480823 |
| Dimensions | 18.8 x 2.29 x 24.38 cm |
by EastAnglianwriter
A really gorgeous and richly illustrated book – a perfect read or gift for anyone who adores colour
by Bruce Boogie
QUALITY
It’s a V&A publication, showing historic colours arranged in themes and swatches.
A joy to look through
Beautifully presented
Competitively priced compared to the V&A shop
Have a glance on line to get an idea of the contents.
This is going to make a wonderful Christmas gift!!
by Tea Jenny
This book is lovely for any artist
by Eloise
A wonderful book although I think I had been given an odd copy with duplicate pages midway through (1500’s repeats itself in middle of the book, with page numbers in 20s again rather than 50s!), and then 1700 has just one page. Anyone else had this?
by MRS F G EASTWOOD
Looks like this has been dropped. Was so looking forward to receiving this book as a birthday present bitterly disappointed – worn and ripped at the corners.
by Amazon Customer
What a wonderful book, I am using it for inspiration in all my craft and art work!!
by Marymary
I love the way they have given a colour breakdown of all colours used in the patterns and the dates these patterns were used/created. I think this book is fabulous. I am very happy with it and could spend hours looking at it. If you’re interested in patterns, colours and historical decoration I think this book would be very useful.
by KF
A fantastic reference book.