Werner's Nomenclature of Colours - Smithsonian Books

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First published in 1814, Werner's Nomenclature of Colours is a taxonomic guide to the colors of the natural world that has been cherished by artists and ... Categories Anthropology/Archaeology Art/Architecture Aviation/Military/Space History IntheClassroom MuseumStudies NationalAirandSpaceMuseumTitles NationalMuseumofAfricanAmericanHistoryandCultureTitles NationalMuseumofAmericanHistoryTitles NationalMuseumofNaturalHistoryTitles NationalMuseumoftheAmericanIndianTitles PerformingArts Photography RecentReleases Science/Nature Smithsonian UpcomingTitles About Proposals SubmissionGuidelines ForSIEmployees StoryofScience Contact g LT Anthropology/Archaeology Art/Architecture Aviation/Military/Space History IntheClassroom MuseumStudies NationalAirandSpaceMuseumTitles NationalMuseumofAfricanAmericanHistoryandCultureTitles NationalMuseumofAmericanHistoryTitles NationalMuseumofNaturalHistoryTitles NationalMuseumoftheAmericanIndianTitles PerformingArts Photography RecentReleases Science/Nature Smithsonian UpcomingTitles About Proposals ForSIEmployees StoryofScience Contact News Categories Anthropology/Archaeology Art/Architecture Aviation/Military/Space History IntheClassroom MuseumStudies NationalAirandSpaceMuseumTitles NationalMuseumofAfricanAmericanHistoryandCultureTitles NationalMuseumofAmericanHistoryTitles NationalMuseumofNaturalHistoryTitles NationalMuseumoftheAmericanIndianTitles PerformingArts Photography RecentReleases Science/Nature Smithsonian UpcomingTitles Categories Categories Werner'sNomenclatureofColours:AdaptedtoZoology,Botany,Chemistry,Minerology,Anatomy,andtheArts byPatrickSyme Price:$12.00 Firstpublishedin1814,Werner'sNomenclatureofColoursisataxonomicguidetothecolorsofthenaturalworldthathasbeencherishedbyartistsandscientistsformorethantwocenturies.Thisbeautifulpocket-sizefacsimileiscertaintodelightandinformanewgenerationofartistsandscientists.Werner'sNomenclatureofColoursisacharmingartifactfromthegoldenageofnaturalhistoryandglobalexploration.Inthelateeighteenthcentury,mineralogistAbrahamGottlobWernerdevisedastandardizedcolorschemethatallowedhimtodescribeeventhesubtlestofchromaticdifferenceswithconsistentterminology.HisschemewasthenadaptedbyanEdinburghflowerpainter,PatrickSyme,whousedtheactualmineralsdescribedbyWernertocreatethecolorchartsinthebook,enhancingthemwithexamplesfromfloraandfauna.Inthepre-photographicage,almostallvisualdetailshadtobecapturedviathewrittenword,andscientificobserverscouldnotaffordambiguityintheirdescriptions.Werner'shandbookbecameaninvaluableresourcefornaturalistsandanthropologists,includingCharlesDarwin,whousedittoidentifycolorsinnatureduringhisseminalvoyageontheHMSBeagle.Werner'sterminologylentbothprecisionandlyricismtoDarwin'spioneeringwritings,enablinghisreaderstoenvisionaworldtheywouldneversee.Thisneweditionbringstheclassicworkbacktolife. ISBN10:1588346218 ISBN13:9781588346216 PURCHASETHISTITLE-Selectretailerbelowtoshop: BUY NOW AuthorInformation AbrahamGottlobWernerandPatrickSyme AbrahamGottlobWerner(1749-1817)wasamineralogistandgeologistattheminingschoolinFreiberg,Saxony.Inhis1774bookOntheExternalCharacteristicsofFossils,heestablishedaclassificationsystemtodescribethecolorsofbothfossilsandminerals.PatrickSyme(1774-1845),anEdinburghpainterandartteacher,reconstructedWerner'scolorsbyconsultingactualminerals,pairedthehueswithexamplesfromplantandanimallife,andcreatedthesystemofcolorswatchesanddescriptionsthatformthebasisofthisbook. BookExcerpt MorefromScience/Nature PhylogeneticAnalysisofMorphologicalData:SmithsonianSeriesinComparativeEvolutionaryBiology byJohnJ.Wiens $25.20 CommonFossilPlantsofWesternNorthAmerica,SecondEdition byWilliamD.Tidwell $23.16 AmericanBamboos byEmmettJ.Judziewicz,LynnG.Clark,XimenaLondoño,MargaretJ.Stern $41.94 MarsRoverCuriosity:AnInsideAccountfromCuriosity'sChiefEngineer byManning,Rob,Simon,WilliamL. $17.95 Student'sQuestGuide:NewtonattheCenter byJohnsHopkinsUniversity $15.52 CommentonThisBook commentspoweredbyDisqus TermsofUse Privacy CookiePolicy

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