Colour Decoration of Architecture

A practical manual addressing the use of colour in the interiors and exteriors of buildings, combining historical surveys of decorative practice in Italy, France, Germany and England with hands-on guidance for decorators and students. It outlines principles for applying colour structurally to clarify architectural forms, reinforce proportions, and integrate ornament with sculpture and painting, and it examines schemes from austere restraint to rich polychromy. Attention is given to church and public building decoration, the balanced distribution of ornament, and the need for coherent, unified colour planning, illustrated by plates and examples intended to encourage confident, informed application of colour in architectural design.