I mentioned that I have a growing collection of books about color, and I had planned to share the titles in a "Thursday thirteen" post, but then I discovered I don't actually have that many. I still want to share the titles that I do have, though a few of them were already mentioned in the comment area of that post. Let me know if I'm missing something good (I did say this is a growing collection)!
The Alchemy of Paint, Spike Bucklow - My newest acquisition and what started this discussion.
The Primary Colors, Alexander Theroux
The Secondary Colors, Alexander Theroux - Both these books are collections of essays.
Colors: The Story of Dyes & Pigments, Ber Francois - Great overview, sadly out of print.
Anthropology of Turquoise: Reflections on Desert, Sea, Stone and Sky, Ellen Meloy
A Perfect Red: Empire, Espionage and the Conquest for the Color of Desire, Amy Butler Greenfield - Excellent book, as much a history lesson as a meditation on the color itself. A definite book to reread.
Color: A Natural History of the Palette, Victoria Finlay - I started this and then got distracted, but I can see from the number of times it was recommended that I need to pull it out to read soon.
And on my wishlist:
Blue: The History of a Color, Michel Pastoureau
Mauve: How One Man Invented a Color That Cahnged the World, Simon Garfield
Black: The History of a Color, Michel Pastoureau
Seven Deadly Colours: The Genius of Nature's Palette and How it Eluded Darwin, Andrew Parker
One more thing--a link to check out. I just recently discovered a new (to me anyway) small publisher, Maia Press. A book I recently bought turned out to be published by them, so I had to go and investigate. They seem to focus on original fiction, and works in translation. They have lots of titles I'd love to try, so I might have to place a little order soon. They are a UK publisher, however, and Amazon doesn't seem to carry their titles unfortunately. Of course that's a problem easily solvable.
Happy reading everyone!