Werner's Nomenclature of Colours: Adapted to Zoology, Botany, Chemistry, Mineralogy, Anatomy, and the Arts - Hardcover
by Patrick Syme
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Availability:In StockContributor:Patrick Syme, Abraham Gottlob Werner (Illustrator)Publish date:2018-02-06Pages:80
Language:EnglishPublisher:Smithsonian BooksISBN-13:9781588346216ISBN-10:1588346218UPC:9781588346216Book Category:Art, ScienceBook Subcategory:Color Theory, Techniques, Natural HistoryBook Topic:ColorSize:9.10 x 5.80 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.7011Product ID:SCQJDAGAZN
Werner's Nomenclature of Colours: Adapted to Zoology, Botany, Chemistry, Mineralogy, Anatomy, and the Arts
A taxonomic guide to the colors of the natural world, with 13 palettes and 110 color swatches, cherished by artists and scientists for more than 2 centuries "Before Pantone, there was Werner's Nomenclature of Colours"--Architectural Digest This beautiful pocket-size facsimile is a charming artifact from the golden age of natural history and global exploration. In the pre-photographic age, almost...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Smithsonian BooksISBN-13:9781588346216ISBN-10:1588346218UPC:9781588346216Book Category:Art, ScienceBook Subcategory:Color Theory, Techniques, Natural HistoryBook Topic:ColorSize:9.10 x 5.80 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.7011Product ID:SCQJDAGAZN
Abraham Gottlob Werner (1749-1817) was a mineralogist and geologist at the mining school in Freiberg, Saxony. In his 1774 book On the External Characteristics of Fossils, he established a classification system to describe the colors of both fossils and minerals. Patrick Syme (1774-1845), an Edinburgh painter and art teacher, reconstructed Werner's colors by consulting actual minerals, paired the...
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