Project Gutenberg 2019-02-07 Public domain in the USA. 154 Ward, James 1851 1924 Colour Decoration of Architecture Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Colour Decoration of Architecture" by James Ward is a comprehensive treatise on the use of color and decoration in architecture, written in the early 20th century. The work aims to serve decorators, students, and craftsmen by providing insights into interior and exterior color applications, enriched with historical references from various European artistic traditions. It seeks to encourage a renewed appreciation for color in both public and private architecture, challenging the prevalent drabness of modern buildings. At the start of the book, the author establishes the importance of color in architecture, referencing John Ruskin's view that true architecture cannot be perfect without it. Ward elaborates on historical trends that once embraced vibrant decor, contrasting these with contemporary hesitance towards color, attributing this shift to cultural factors including Puritanism and the influence of architects like Palladio, who deemed color undesirable. Through the opening chapters, he highlights the relationship between nature and color, emphasizing the need for a harmonious and thoughtful application of color to enhance architectural beauty, functionality, and emotional resonance. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 46.1 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Interior decoration Decoration and ornament Mural painting and decoration Polychromy ND NK Text Category: Architecture Category: Art 301411 2025-07-23T10:54:21.973627 text/html 283426 2021-01-24T11:43:57 text/html 7896273 2025-07-23T10:54:30.642578 application/epub+zip 7882991 2025-07-23T10:54:23.799630 application/epub+zip 135851 2025-07-23T10:54:22.696606 application/epub+zip 7967643 2025-07-23T10:54:35.334548 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 7913612 2025-07-23T10:54:28.616587 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 201764 2022-09-26T17:56:39.771936 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 232940 2025-07-23T10:54:20.990662 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 232770 2019-02-07T17:07:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19261 2025-07-23T10:54:35.509534 application/rdf+xml 17816 2025-07-23T10:54:22.793603 image/jpeg 2923 2025-07-23T10:54:22.744596 image/jpeg 81243 2019-02-07T17:07:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 7302189 2021-01-24T11:43:57 application/octet-stream application/zip 7311358 2025-07-23T10:54:22.206645 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia