A Comment on the Supposed Benefits of Lead Paint by Patrick Baty This article was originally published as "Comment." in Country Life, 30th April 1992: 44. Papers and Paints can be found here: View Larger...
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On the Restrictions on the Use of Lead Paint

Palette of Historic Paints
This article was originally published as "Palette of Historic Paints" in Country Life, 20th February 1992: 56-57. Papers and Paints can be found here: View Larger...
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Time for a Posthumous V.C. – The Battle of Mirbat
Oman – Mirbat is marked with an 'X' This is another break from my usual run of essays on colour and paint in decoration - a far cry indeed. As several will know, I spent a few years in the Army and have an interest...
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The End of an Era?
"Tradition, where it turns its eyes resolutely towards the past with too much insistence on the old and too rigid a dislike of the new, can have a strong effect by discouraging progressive thought and...
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Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
In 2007 the World of Interiors magazine commissioned me to write an article on the interiors at Calke Abbey. My words were to accompany a set of wonderfully evocative photographs taken by Lucinda Lambton. One of...
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The Use of Colour on Architectural Ironwork, 1660-1960
This is a paper that I gave at an international conference at the V&A in 1994 on architectural ironwork. Papers and Paints can be found here: View Larger...
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The Development of the 1955 British Standard Colour Paint Range
The Development of the 1955 British Standard Paint Colour Range by Patrick Baty The 1955 British Standard colours can be obtained from Papers and Paints, at their premises just off the Fulham Road. View Larger...
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Some Tips on Commissioning Paint Analysis
Some Tips on Commissioning Paint Analysis by Patrick Baty Papers and Paints can be found here View Larger...
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External Painting of Historic Buildings
External Painting of Historic Buildings by Patrick Baty Papers and Paints can be found here: View Larger...
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