This gorgeous book has been a resounding success. Baty is not only a purveyor of pigments for palaces, pavilions and pantries (from his shop, Papers and Paints in Park Walk in Fulham): he is also a top analyst and consultant, whose projects range from the Holborn viaduct to Hampton Court. This is a wide-ranging, technical study of colour and colour theories which also explores fashions for colours, mostly in Britain but also in Europe and the US.