{"product_id":"colours-of-london-9780711269422","title":"Colours of London","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Ackroyd turns his gaze to the colours of London in this fascinating and visually engaging work, exploring how the city's many hues have come to shape its history and identity.  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Think of the colours of London and what do you imagine? The\u003cb\u003e reds of open-top buses,\u003c\/b\u003e phone boxes and terracotta bricks? The\u003cb\u003e grey smog of Victorian industry\u003c\/b\u003e, Portland stone and pigeons in Trafalgar square? Or the gradations of \u003cb\u003eyellows\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eviolets \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eblues \u003c\/b\u003ethat shimmer on the Thames at sunset – reflecting the \u003cb\u003eincandescent light of a city that never truly goes dark\u003c\/b\u003e. We associate\u003cb\u003e green with royal parks\u003c\/b\u003e and the District Line; gold with royal carriages, the Golden Lane Estate, and the tops of monuments and cathedrals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The colours of London have \u003cb\u003einspired artists \u003c\/b\u003e(Van Gogh, Turner, Monet), \u003cb\u003edesigners \u003c\/b\u003e(Harry Beck) and \u003cb\u003esocial reformers\u003c\/b\u003e (Charles Booth). \u003cb\u003eColour is everywhere in the ci\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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.\" * Lovereading.co.uk *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLIGHT, FIRE, WHITE, GOLD, BLUE, GREEN\u003cbr\u003e RED, BROWN, GRAY, BLACK\u003cbr\u003e THE NIGHT\u003cbr\u003e THE FULL SPECTRUM\u003cbr\u003e ABOUT THE COLOURIZED PHOTOGRAPHS\u003cbr\u003e INDEX\u003cbr\u003e PICTURE CREDITS\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Quarto Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865601945943,"sku":"9780711269422","price":21.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780711269422.jpg?v=1722274698","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/colours-of-london-9780711269422","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}