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Amusements Bibliography

Introduction

AGOSTINI, F. (1988) Visual Games. N.Y.: Facts on File, inc. See pp 151-161 for colour games.

BOSTON, R. (1974) An Anatomy of Laughter. London: Collins. Describes black humour and humour of many other colours, but without actually mentioning many colour words.

CAILLOIS, R. (1962) Man, Play and Games. London: Thames and Hudson. Though not about colour, professor Caillois analyses the psychological categories of gaming and could be helpful to the colourist.

EYSENCK, H. (1950) Dimensions of Personality. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. Professor Eysenck makes a useful analysis of humour in terms of Hormic psychology - into comic (cognitive), wit (conative), and the belly laugh (affective and orectic).

JONES, B. (1951) The Unsophisticated Arts. London: Architectual Press. Contains many descriptions of colour in popular art forms.

PENTAGRAM (1989) Puzzlegrams. A colourful collection of classic puzzles designed by Pentagram. London: Barrie & Jenkins.

YEKOJ, L. (1989) The Yekoj-Nospe Colour Test. Independent 29 May 1989. This was a set of amusing pseudo-scientific colour tests on a full page, advertising the Epson colour printer (LQ 860/1060). Note : Yokoj-Nospe reads backwards “Epson Jokey”.

Fairground

BOUISSAC, P. (1977) Circus and Culture. A semiotic approach. Indiana: America University Publishers’ Group. A modern look at the internal logic of circus entertainment, sometimes mentioning colours.

WEEDON, G. & WARD, R. (1987) Fairground Art, published by White Mouse and New Cavendish. A classic work on the design of fairground structures, everything from the colour of the Waltzer and Whipcar, to the Carousels, and even the sado-masochistic coloured imagery of the two-tier Ghost Train, L’Apocalypse which showed crucified women burnt at the stake and a head being severed.

Festivals

JAMES, E. O. (1961) Seasonal Feasts and Festivals. London: Thames and Hudson.

BRETTONE, R. De la (1930) Monsieur Nicholas, or the human heart unveiled. Six volumes edited by Havelock Ellis.

CAMPBELL, P. (1965) Santaclaustrophobia. Sunday Times 28.11.1965.

HAWKINS, C. (1979) Father Christmas and his friends. London: WH Allen.

INNOCENT III (c.1200) De Sacro Altaris Mysterio

JONES, C.W. (1979) Saint Nicholas of Myra, Bari and Manhattan. Chicago: Chicago University Press.

In 1969, Pope Paul VI demoted St Nicholas from Church History to myth with a 'nihil obstat'

NASH, O. (1968) Santa, Go Home. London: Dent.

LEVI-STRAUSS, Claude. (1963) Where does Father Christmas Come From. New Society 19.12.1963

A philosopher and structural Anthropologist, Strauss tries to make Father Christmas fir into a pre-ordained system, arising out of the clash of Nature & Culture.

OAKES, P. (1979) The naked truth about Father Christmas. Sunday Times. 23.12.1979

WHITING, C. (1972) Father Christmas: 'that old bourgerois relic'. TES. 22.12.1972

Special Correspondent (1966) Trappings of Majesty, Father Christmas Line Up. TES. 16.12.1966.

VENDENNIS. (1966) Escape Claus. Observer Review. 11.12.1966

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