The Color of Love
An Artist's Book of Poetry and Passion
 | Authors: Selections and Paintings by Marielle Bancou Imprint: Abrams Books ISBN: 0-8109-3030-7 EAN: 9780810930308 Availability: Out of Stock Publishing Date: 11/1/2006 Trim Size: 8 7/8 x 12 7/8 Page Count: 88 Cover: HC-Cloth with Jacket Illustrations: Hand-lettered, full-color illustrations throughout, 96 pages, 8 7/8x12 7/8" | Price:
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About the book
“Marielle Bancou’s hand-painted books are works of art that are also physically irresistible—when you see them, you need to touch them.”
–House & Garden
What began as an exquisite, handmade work of art is now a lavish gift for lovers everywhere. First created a decade ago in an extremely limited, silk-screened edition by renowned bookmaker Marielle Bancou, The Color of Love is one of the most accessible and wide-ranging collections of writings on love ever assembled. On glorious, hand-lettered pages —each a work of art in itself —it brings together beloved haiku, sonnets, and odes, as well as many unexpected gems by a stellar lineup of luminaries: from Wang Wei to Solomon, Sophocles to John Donne, Rumi to Shakespeare, James Joyce to Cole Porter.
About the author
Marielle Bancou is renowned internationally for her handcrafted books of poetry and prose. She has been a professor of French literature, a textile designer, a magazine editor, a writer, and head of the Color Association of America, and now lives and works in New York City and Paris.