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Werner's Nomenclature of Colours /anglais Paperback – March 15, 2019

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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 scientists for more than two centuries. This new edition brings the classic work back to life.

In the late eighteenth century, mineralogist Abraham Gottlob Werner devised a standardized color scheme that allowed him to describe even the subtlest of chromatic differences with consistent terminology. His scheme was then adapted by an Edinburgh flower painter, Patrick Syme, who used the actual minerals described by Werner to create the color charts in the book, enhancing them with examples from flora and fauna.

In the pre-photographic age, almost all visual details had to be captured via the written word, and scientific observers could not afford ambiguity in their descriptions. Werner's handbook became an invaluable resource for naturalists and anthropologists, including Charles Darwin, who used it to identify colors in nature during his seminal voyage on the HMS Beagle. Werner's terminology lent both precision and lyricism to Darwin's pioneering writings, enabling his readers to envision a world they would never see.

Werner's Nomenclature of Colours is a charming artifact from the golden age of natural history and global exploration. This beautiful pocket-size facsimile is certain to delight and inform a new generation of artists and scientists.
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  6. ISBN-10
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ QUARRY (March 15, 2019)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 78 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0565094459
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0255366533
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.75 x 0.55 x 9.06 inches
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  • minamanchester
    5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully illustrated book about color names
    Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2023
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    This is a beautiful book with color illustrations that show gradations of color and how they are named. This is a helpful reference for artists or an interesting book for anyone interested in color and specifically the history of color naming.
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  • Danielle
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fun and useful book for artists
    Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2022
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    There isn't much text in this book as far as information, there is lists of the colors and what makes up these colors. It's a nice way to get the brain working to get me painting. I try to use the color descriptions to make the color and then start working on a project. It has helped me make a few colors for my new painting. "Avocado." Not just yellow and green.
    55 people found this helpful
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  • dr. jada baxter tanenbaum
    5.0 out of 5 stars Charming
    Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2019
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    Adorable
    7 people found this helpful
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  • Vt. artist
    3.0 out of 5 stars not great colour samples
    Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2022
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    this book is old !!! that it was written VERY long ago. There are samples of each colour but they are less than 1" square and honestly don't correlate to what I would know them as. I am a painter and interior decorator so I do have some experience. I just didn't need this in my library.
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  • Library GaGa
    3.0 out of 5 stars Not as Interesting as I Anticipated
    Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2023
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    I heard about this book while reading another book that repeatedly mentioned it, and as an artist I was intrigued. It’s not as colorful or as interesting as I thought it would be, mild. The colors are not as vivid as I expected or desired.
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  • Martin Sottile
    1.0 out of 5 stars Not practical
    Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2023
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    Not practical shall use or application. More of a fun vintage book for a collector.
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  • Claudia R Bosworth
    5.0 out of 5 stars Makes a wonderful artist’s gift
    Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2022
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    This is a replete purchase for me. I have gifted them to textile as well as other media friends. A wonderful bit of useful history!
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  • R.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Nice reproduction
    Reviewed in Belgium on July 21, 2024
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    Love this reproduction
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  • キタジー
    3.0 out of 5 stars 興味深い資料ではあるが、果たして現代において、どこまで実用になるか？
    Reviewed in Japan on January 29, 2020
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    本書は、エディンバラで1821年に発行された動植物や鉱物の色見本帳を、そのまま複写した復刻本のようである。
    色見本チャートが「白灰黒青紫緑黄橙赤茶」と色相ごとに分けて13枚、各ページには、大きさ1×1cm程度の色見本が、それぞれ数点から11点ほど貼り付けられたプレートで構成されている。各プレートは、それぞれの色見本が、動物・植物(vegetable)・鉱物において、該当する具体例を挙げた一覧表になっているところが興味深い。
    しかしながら、古い出版物であることから、色の再現性の問題もあり、この一覧表をそのまま現代に流用するには、些か無理があろうと思われる。資料的な意味での価値という観点から、星3つとした。
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  • Robbie
    5.0 out of 5 stars It's a reproduction, not a renovation
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 3, 2020
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    I read many of the reviews here and noted the criticisms levelled at the quality of the colours and how they don't seem to match the descriptions. I agree entirely, the colours shown are faded or fugitive; however, if you read the publisher's notes it is made pretty clear there that the book is intended to be a close facsimile of the original in its current state. If the colours as printed seem off, it is because they have faded over time, lost their lustre through oxidation, or just gone fugitive in the original book. So the book is an accurate reproduction, not a renovation! In my opinion, therefore, the book is pretty wonderful in bringing to us today a masterpiece of definition and categorisation at what is an impressively low price. So actually, well done Natural History Museum! Top marks.

    And yet, I am left with a puzzle. What we need perhaps is an academic project to recreate the colour palettes as they might originally have existed but using either current non fugitive colours, or more or less fugitive colours together with formulaic recipes to enable such a reproduction. For my part, I shall have a stab at it with some decent watercolours just for the hell of it :-)
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  • Josivan da silva
    5.0 out of 5 stars interessante
    Reviewed in Brazil on December 10, 2020
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    Livro muito bom!
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  • Amazon Kunde
    4.0 out of 5 stars Short but very interesting.
    Reviewed in Germany on September 15, 2018
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    As someone interested in colour, and who paints with watercolour, this was a short but sweet read. For the price, it's a nice little reference book to keep on my shelf.
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