The Color of Love: An Artist’s Book of Poetry and Passion

“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 from Wang Wei to Solomon, Sophocles to John Donne, Rumi to Shakespeare, James Joyce to Cole Porter.