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Colors Of London A History Peter Ackroyd by Peter Ackroyd 9780711281523, 0711281521 instant download after payment.
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 colors of London and what do you imagine? Thereds of open-top buses and terracotta bricks? Thegrey smog of Victorian industry, Portland stone, and pigeons in Trafalgar square? Or the gradations of yellows,violets, andbluesthat shimmer on the Thames at sunset—reflecting theincandescent light of a city that never truly goes dark. We associategreen with royal parksand the District Line; gold with royal carriages, the Golden Lane Estate, and the tops of monuments and cathedrals.
Colors of Londonshows us thatcolor is everywherein the city, and each one holdsmyriad links to its past. The colors of London haveinspired artists(Whistler, Van Gogh, Turner, Monet),designers(Harry Beck) andsocial reformers(Charles Booth). And from the city’s first origins, Ackroyd shows how color is always to be found at theheart of London’s history, from theblazing reds of the Great Fire of Londonto theblackouts of the Blitzto the bold colors ofroyal celebrations and vibrant street life.
This beautifully written book examinesthe city's fascinating relationship with color, alongsidespecially commissioned colorised photographsfrom Dynamichrome, whichbring 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 alifetime of knowledgeof the great city, writing withclarity and passionabout the hues and shades which have shaped London's journey through history into the present day.
Atruly 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.
