Books on colour (14 books)

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Books that do colour, colour combinations and the history of colour

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1		Interaction of Color by Josef Albers 3.91 avg rating — 17,356 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2		A Dictionary of Color Combinations by Sanzo Wada 4.67 avg rating — 723 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3		Black: The History of a Color by Michel Pastoureau 4.10 avg rating — 855 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4		The World According to Color: A Cultural History by James Fox 4.26 avg rating — 1,459 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5		Color: A Natural History of the Palette by Victoria Finlay 3.79 avg rating — 74,389 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6		Color: A Course in Mastering the Art of Mixing Colors by Betty Edwards 4.04 avg rating — 2,459 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7		The Secret Lives of Color by Kassia St. Clair 3.99 avg rating — 24,373 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8		The Secret Language of Color by Joann Eckstut 4.15 avg rating — 531 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9		Perfect Color Choices for the Artist by Michael Wilcox 4.31 avg rating — 16 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10		How Color Affects Food Choices by Costa Magoulas 3.36 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11		Color Choices: Making Color Sense Out of Color Theory by Stephen Quiller 4.29 avg rating — 414 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12		Color: A Workshop for Artists and Designers by David Hornung 4.31 avg rating — 235 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13		Color Inspirations: More than 3,000 Innovative Palettes by Darius A. Monsef IV 3.92 avg rating — 74 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14		PANTONE: The 20th Century in Color (Hardcover) by Leatrice Eiseman 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

14 books · 2 voters · list created May 2nd, 2025 by Loui (votes) .

Tags: art, color, color-theory, colour, colour-theory

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