Werner's Nomenclature of Colours: a Pre-Photographic Guide ...

First published in the pre-photographic age, Werner's Nomenclature of Colours was the preeminent guide to color and its classification for ... AdvertiseonColossalwithNectarAds. Editor’sPicks:Design Highlightsbelow.Forthefullcollectionclickhere. NatureandGeometryBlendinBeguilingSymmetryinOliverChalk’sVoluminousTimberVessels InfluentialArtworksFindWearableInterpretationsinHandmadeGarmentsbyArielAdkins AHouseofCrimsonSteelVinesHarborsMemoryandMourninginWuhanShimenfengMemorialPark 1,400PagesofRembrandt’sHandDrawingsFillaWearableBookBracelet 42,000BambooShootsConstructanIlluminated,LatticedWelcomeCenterinVietnam AMassiveChainmailShelterPreventsaRenownedScottishMansionfromDissolvingintheRain SeetherestoftheCollection››  Design History Science #books #color #nature Werner’sNomenclatureofColours:aPre-PhotographicGuideforArtistsandNaturalists January31,2018 KateSierzputowski Firstpublishedinthepre-photographicage, Werner’sNomenclatureofColours wasthepreeminentguidetocoloranditsclassificationforartists,scientists,naturalists,andanthropologistsinthe19th-century.Withoutanimageforreference,thebookprovidedimmensehandwrittendetaildescribingwhereeachspecificshadecouldbefoundonananimal,plant,ormineral. PrussianBlueforinstancecouldbelocatedinthebeautyspotofamallard’swing,onthestaminaofabluish-purpleanemone,orinapieceofbluecopperore. ThesystemofclassificationwasfirstdevisedbyGermanmineralogistAbrahamGottlobWernerinthelate18th-century.ShortlyafterScottishpainterPatrickSymeupdatedWerner’sguide,matchingcolorswatchesandhisownlistofexamplestotheprovidednomenclature. Thebook’spoeticnames,suchasArterialBloodRed,BerlinBlue,andVerdigrisGreen,addedflourishtothewritingsofmanyresearchers,allowingvividdescriptionsforprosewhichhadpreviouslybeenlimitedtoamoreelementarycolorpalette.CharlesDarwinevenusedtheguideduringhisvoyagetotheMadeira,Canary,andCapeVerdeislandsontheH.M.S.Beagle. The1814bookhasnowbeenrepublishedbySmithsonianBooksasapocket-sizedguide,providingahistoricconnectiontovividcolorsfoundinthefieldforafuturegenerationofartists,scientists,andcuriousnaturalists.YoucanorderitonBookshop. (viaCo.Design) #books #color #nature   Dostoriesandartistslikethismattertoyou?BecomeaColossalMembertodayandsupportindependentartspublishingforaslittleas$5permonth.You'llconnectwithacommunityoflike-mindedreaderswhoarepassionateaboutcontemporaryart,readarticlesandnewslettersad-free,sustainourinterviewseries,getdiscountsandearlyaccesstoourlimited-editionprintreleases,andmuchmore.Joinnow!   Sharethisstory   Tweet PinIt AlsoonColossal RelatedpostsonColossalaboutbookscolornature Nature'sPalette:ANewBookExpandstheLandmarkGuidetoColorforArtistsandNaturalistswith800RichIllustrations ColorfullyEmbroideredVintagePhotosofArtistsandCulturalIconsbyVictoriaVillasana TextileArtistsFileTheirNailsinTinyGroovesforTraditionalJapaneseWeavingTechnique PhotographicPortraitsofFamousArtist'sPaintPalettesbyMatthiasSchaller AnEarly20thCenturyGuidetoWaveDesignsforJapaneseCraftsmenisNowAvailableOnline TrendingonColossal