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Art, design & architecture
Colour and Culture
John Gage
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- Author
- John Gage
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson
- Year
- 1993
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardback
- Dust jacket
- Yes – Good
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN
- 0500236542
About this copy
This is an inscribed first edition of Gage's landmark scholarly study of colour in Western art and culture, spanning from ancient Greek philosophy through modern abstraction. The book features 223 illustrations throughout, with 120 reproduced in colour, examining how different periods and cultures have understood, theorized, and used colour – from its religious significance in Byzantine mosaics to its role in Renaissance art, Romantic aesthetics, and twentieth-century abstraction. Hardback with original dust jacket.
The book itself is tight and clean, with bright pages and secure binding. The dust jacket shows age-appropriate wear and light soiling consistent with shelf use, with minor colour fading to the spine. No tears or significant damage.
Condition
- Book
- Very Good – clean, bright pages, tight binding, minimal age-related wear.
- Dust jacket
- Good – present and apparently original, with light soiling and minor wear to spine consistent with age and use, but no tears or damage.
This is a pre-owned book, and minor age-related wear may be present beyond what is specifically mentioned. All readily visible defects have been described to the best of my ability. Please see photos, which form part of the description.
Collector's notes
- Inscribed copy (1993): 'To Alice, Keep on studying! All my love, Annie x'
- Thames and Hudson, 1993
- First edition, first printing
- Comprehensively illustrated with 223 images, 120 in colour
- Seminal academic work examining colour theory and practice across Western art history
- Retains original dust jacket
This is a pre-owned book. Please look at every photograph: they show its true condition.
