Celebrated novelist, biographer and critic Peter Ackroyd paints a vivid picture of one of the world’s greatest cities in this brilliant and original work, exploring how the city’s many hues have come to shape its history and identity.
Think of the colours of London and what do you imagine? The
reds of open-top buses and terracotta bricks? The
grey smog of Victorian industry , Portland stone and pigeons in Trafalgar square? Or the gradations of
yellows ,
violets and
blues that shimmer on the Thames at sunset – reflecting the
incandescent light of a city that never truly goes dark? We associate
green with royal parks and the District Line; gold with royal carriages, the Golden Lane Estate, and the tops of monuments and cathedrals.
Colours of London shows us that
colour is everywhere in the city, and each one holds
myriad links to its past . The colours of London have
inspired artists (Whistler, Van Gogh, Turner, Monet),
designers (Harry Beck) and
social reformers (Charles Booth). And from the city’s first origins, Ackroyd shows how colour is always to be found at the
heart of London’s history , from the
blazing reds of the Great Fire of London to the
blackouts of the Blitz to the bold colours of
royal celebrations and vibrant street life .
This beautifully written book examines
the city’s fascinating relationship with colour , alongside
specially commissioned colourized photographs from Dynamichrome, which
bring a lost London back to life .
London has been the main character in Ackroyd’s work ever since his first novel, and he has won countless prizes in both fiction and non-fiction for his truly remarkable body of work. Here, he channels a
lifetime of knowledge of the great city, writing with
clarity and passion about the hues and shades which have shaped London’s journey through history into the present day.
A
truly invaluable book for lovers of art, history, photography or urban geography , this beautifully illustrated title tells a rich and fascinating story of the history of this great and ever-changing city.
Think of the colours of London and what do you imagine? The
reds of open-top buses and terracotta bricks? The
grey smog of Victorian industry , Portland stone and pigeons in Trafalgar square? Or the gradations of
yellows ,
violets and
blues that shimmer on the Thames at sunset – reflecting the
incandescent light of a city that never truly goes dark? We associate
green with royal parks and the District Line; gold with royal carriages, the Golden Lane Estate, and the tops of monuments and cathedrals.
Colours of London shows us that
colour is everywhere in the city, and each one holds
myriad links to its past . The colours of London have
inspired artists (Whistler, Van Gogh, Turner, Monet),
designers (Harry Beck) and
social reformers (Charles Booth). And from the city’s first origins, Ackroyd shows how colour is always to be found at the
heart of London’s history , from the
blazing reds of the Great Fire of London to the
blackouts of the Blitz to the bold colours of
royal celebrations and vibrant street life .
This beautifully written book examines
the city’s fascinating relationship with colour , alongside
specially commissioned colourized photographs from Dynamichrome, which
bring a lost London back to life .
London has been the main character in Ackroyd’s work ever since his first novel, and he has won countless prizes in both fiction and non-fiction for his truly remarkable body of work. Here, he channels a
lifetime of knowledge of the great city, writing with
clarity and passion about the hues and shades which have shaped London’s journey through history into the present day.
A
truly invaluable book for lovers of art, history, photography or urban geography , this beautifully illustrated title tells a rich and fascinating story of the history of this great and ever-changing city.
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格式 EPUB ● 网页 256 ● ISBN 9780711269484 ● 出版者 Frances Lincoln ● 发布时间 2022 ● 下载 3 时 ● 货币 EUR ● ID 8653361 ● 复制保护 Adobe DRM
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