"Roberts's illustrations are magnificent and mostly unfamiliar... this is an outstanding book." Art Quarterly "Superb image selection and excellent text... this book is a must." Amateur Photographer "For Roland Barthes, colour in photography was 'an artifice, a cosmetic... this gorgeous book argues otherwise.' The Independent"

Pam Roberts was Curator at the British Royal Photographic Society from 1982-2001. Her most recent publications include F. Holland Day, Photogenic and Photohistorica: Landmarks in Photography and she was an advisory editor on The Oxford Companion to the Photograph. She lives in Bath.

Preface; 1 - What Went Before 1839-1907; 2 - The Autochrome 1907-1932; 3 - Alternatives to the Autochrome 1900-1930s; 4 - Colour for All 1930-1939; 5 - Documentary in Colour 1940-1949; 6 - The Colour Boom 1950-1959; 7 - We Are All Colour Photographers Now 1960-1969; 8 - Experiments in Colour 1970-1979; 9 - Colour in the New Black (and White) 1980-1989; 10 - Digital Directions 1990 - Today; Time line; Glossary; Biographies; Bibliography; Index.