Victoria and Albert Museum

571 colour illustrations 30 x 23.5cm 288pp Hardback ISBN 978 0 500 480694 Thames & Hudson Ltd September £45.00

The Art of the Illustrated Book

Julius Bryant

The story of the illustrated book from the earliest printed books to the present day, told through the collections of the V&A’s National Art Library.

Throughout history, images have been used to re ect the meaning of words and to enhance our understanding of texts.

• Gathers some of the most in uential and compelling examples of the illustrated book, all chosen from the collections of the National Art Library at the V&A Museum, London. • Groups books thematically – from natural history and travel to art, architecture and fashion. • The commentaries range beyond the illustrations to consider the whole book, the design, typeface, binding, inks and papers. • Many of the books are not on display to the public and have been specially photographed for this volume.

352 colour illustrations 29.5 x 24.5cm 240pp Hardback ISBN 978 0 500 480762 Thames & Hudson Ltd August £45.00

Colour Mania

Photographing the World in Autochrome

Catlin Langford

Exquisite yet too fragile to exhibit, one of the world’s greatest collection of autochromes — colour photography’s pioneering process — is presented to a wide audience for the rst time.

An opportunity to travel in time and understand a tour de force in photographic technology, Colour Mania will delight anyone who desires to experience the past in colour.

• An opportunity to see what cannot be seen: as a result of their fragility and sensitivity, these autochromes have remained tantalizingly out of view, until now. • A trip back in time over a century to see the world in colour: arranged thematically, photographs portray society at home, in leisure and on travels abroad. • A vibrant visual feast: with their saturated, hazy, and almost dreamlike colours, these lush and painterly images provide a breathtaking view of the early 20th century.

Spectrum

Heritage Patterns and Colours

Introduction by Ros Byam Shaw

New in paperback

May Morris

Arts & Crafts Designer

Anna Mason

New in paperback Created in association with multi-award-winning studio Here Design, this exciting book o ers fresh insights into the colour palettes associated with interior decoration from the 15th century to the present. Each furnishing fabric or wallpaper is shown alongside a grid in which all the colours in the original design are depicted in proportion to their use, with each colour identi ed by its equivalent CMYK reference.

117 colour illustrations 24 x 18.5cm 256pp Paperback ISBN 978 0 500 480823 Thames & Hudson Ltd September £20.00

The rst fully illustrated and comprehensive introduction to May Morris’s work as an artist, designer and embroiderer.

• Brings May Morris out from the shadow of her father, William Morris, and reveals her importance and in uence to the work of Morris & Co. • Highlighting the role of a female contributor to the Arts & Crafts movement. • This rich visual feast includes close-ups of May Morris’s embroideries, and draws on signi cant collections of May Morris material at the William Morris Gallery and V&A, as well as from other public institutions and private collectors. • Written by acknowledged experts who cover the full range of Morris’s work: sketches and watercolours, wallpapers, embroidery, book covers, dress, jewelry and metalwork.

210 colour illustrations 27 x 20.5cm 224pp Paperback ISBN 978 0 500 480816 Thames & Hudson Ltd August £22.50