The World According to Colour

A book to brighten the dullest days – Rachel Campbell-Johnston * The Times (Books of the Year) *A brilliantly fluent and readable history of colour – Honor Clerk * Spectator (Books of the Year) *Fairly shimmers with Fox’s eye for arresting facts and anecdotes – Kassia St Clair * Times Literary Supplement *Intelligent, vividly written … I’m going to buy three copies – Laura Freeman * The Times *Flits with enthusiasm and lightly worn learning from Bronze Age gold-workers to Turner, Titian to Yves Klein – Simon Ings * Daily Telegraph (Books of the Year) *Colour becomes a philosophical feast - astrophysics, the origins of civilisation, a palette of moral associations – Ed Smith * New Statesman (Books of the Year) *A manual to navigate and enjoy the extraordinary design of the world around us – Anna Galbraith * Mail on Sunday *Leads down some wonderful rabbit holes – Chris Allnutt * Financial Times *A book that makes you want to paint – Joad Raymond * BBC History Magazine *

James Fox is an academic and multi-award-winning, BAFTA-nominated broadcaster, known for his many acclaimed BBC documentaries. He is Director of Studies in History of Art at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and Creative Director of the Hugo Burge Foundation, a charity dedicated to supporting the arts and crafts across Britain. He is also the author of the celebrated The World According to Colour: A Cultural History.