This volume compares and analyzes the basic color palettes used by various art movements and at different times throughout history. The authors explain what period the palette is from and provides cultural information from that period. The book shows groups of colors that go together and covers the "eras" such as deco and the 50's as well as palettes for various cultures. From architecture and apparel to paintings and pottery, this work draws on a variety of media and across a range of historical periods. Each scheme is individually presented, profiled, and illustrated in a gatefold format with representative four-color images and accurate color-bar reference for matching against the project at hand. "Eighty color schemes, drawn from different historical periods, are individually presented and illustrated with a four-color image, as well as on printed chips for matching"--Back cover.