In this definitive and indespensable reference work, international paint expert, consultant and historian Patrick Baty traces the development of paints and pigments alongside the evolution of colour systems, theories and standards. Evocative and informative illustrations and swatches from Baty’s unrivalled personal archives, are interleaved with sumptuous contemporary photographs of interiors. Together they highlight the constantly changing fashions in the application of colour in the home from the 1660s to the 1960s.
