Werner's Nomenclature of Colours;Adapted to Zoology, Botany, Chemistry, Mineralogy, Anatomy, and the Arts

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<p><strong>A colour guide to nature, <em>Werner's Nomenclature of Colours</em> pairs 110 colour swatches with poetic descriptions of the plants, animals, and minerals each shade was drawn from.</strong></p><p>"I had been struck by the beautiful colour of the sea when seen through the chinks of a straw hat... according to Werner nomenclature 'Indigo with a little Azure blue'."- <b>Charles Darwin, 1832</b></p><p>In the eighteenth century, German geologist Abraham Gottlob Werner set out to establish a standard guide to colour for use across the sciences. Decades later, Scottish botanical artist Patrick Syme extended Werner's work, refining it into a comprehensive catalogue of the most prominent shades and hues found in nature.</p><p>Each colour swatch in Syme's edition carries its poetic name, examples found in nature, and colour recipes to replicate them in the arts. It offers a practical tool to be used by artists, scientists, and explorers - most notably Charles Darwin during his voyage on HMS Beagle. It became one of the most charming reference books of its age, and a forerunner of the standardised colour systems that followed.</p><p>Pairing Werner's expanded work with a new introduction, this edition lists the original swatches as they were identified, named, and coloured in 1821.</p><p><strong>Book Features:</strong></p><ul><li>A facsimile of Patrick Syme's 1821 expansion of Werner's standard colour nomenclature.</li><li>110 numbered colour swatches with named examples drawn from the animal, vegetable, and mineral kingdoms.</li><li>The reference guide Charles Darwin carried on the voyage of HMS Beagle.</li><li>A foundational reference in how colour was named, matched, and understood.</li><li>A distinctive gift and coffee table book for artists, designers, and anyone fascinated by the history of colour theory.</li></ul>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781528717090

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

229 x 152 x 6 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2020

Verlag / Hersteller

Art Meets Science