Werner's Nomenclature of Colours - Adapted to Zoology, Botany, Chemistry, Mineralogy, Anatomy, and the Arts
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Sprache:Englisch
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Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Erscheinungsdatum
10.03.2026
Verlag
PBooksSeitenzahl
66
Maße (L/B/H)
23,5/15,7/0,9 cm
Gewicht
307 g
Sprache
Englisch
EAN
9798295693748
Werner's Nomenclature of Colours Adapted to Zoology, Botany, Chemistry, Mineralogy, Anatomy, and the Arts A timeless masterpiece at the intersection of art and science. This remarkable volume presents carefully reproduced colour swatches, each paired with vivid and poetic descriptions drawn from the natural world. More than a colour chart, it is a historical system that brought order, precision, and beauty to the way we describe colour. In the late eighteenth century, German geologist Abraham Gottlob Werner sought to create a universal reference guide to colour for scientific use. At a time before photography, accurate observation depended on language. Werner's groundbreaking system allowed naturalists to identify and classify minerals using standardized colour terminology. Decades later, Scottish botanical artist Patrick Syme expanded and refined Werner's work. He introduced hand-painted colour swatches and added examples from the animal and vegetable kingdoms, transforming the original mineral-based guide into a comprehensive catalogue of nature's most prominent shades and hues. The result was a unique compendium that unified the worlds of geology, botany, zoology, and the arts. Each colour in this edition is accompanied by natural examples-stones, flowers, insects, feathers-making the book both scientifically practical and visually captivating. The guide proved so reliable that Charles Darwin used it during his voyage aboard the HMS Beagle to describe the sea, sky, and landscapes he encountered. More than two centuries later, Werner's Nomenclature of Colours remains a landmark in the history of visual classification. It represents one of the earliest attempts to standardize colour across disciplines-laying foundations that would influence modern colour systems still in use today.
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