Nature's palette : a color reference system from the natural world /

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First published in 1814 and expanded in 1821 Syme's edition of 'Werner's Nomenclature of Colours' attempted to establish a universal color reference system to help identify, classify and represent species from the natural world. Werner's set of 54 color standards was enhance...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Author: Princeton University Press
Other Authors: Karliczek, André (Contributor), Syme, Patrick, 1774-1845, Werner, Abraham Gottlob, 1749-1817
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2021.
Subjects:
Syme, Patrick, > 1774-1845. > Werner's nomenclature of colours.
Color guides.
Color in nature.
Color > Terminology.
Colors > Specimens.
Couleur > Guides.
Couleur dans la nature.
Couleurs > Spécimens.
ART / Color Theory.
Colors
Color
Color guides
Color in nature
handbooks.
manuals (instructional materials)
Reference works
Handbooks and manuals
Specimens
Terminology
Handbooks and manuals.
Reference works.
Guides et manuels.
Ouvrages de référence.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • A colour reference system from the natural world
  • Introduction: The origins, development and influence of Werner's Nomenclature of Colours / Patrick Baty
  • Whites, greys and blacks: 1. Werner's mineralogical system and how his Nomenclature of Colours became Syme's colour standard / Peter Davidson
  • Blues and purples: 2. Colours in zoology: subjective or systematic? / Elaine Charwat
  • Greens: 3. Syme's colour chart in botany: origin and impact / Giulia Simonini
  • Yellows and oranges: 4. One for all? Werner's Nomenclature of Colours as a general standard of colour and its particular use in medicine / André Karliczek
  • Reds and browns
  • References for the contemporary printer, artist and decorator
  • Bibliography
  • Sources of illustrations
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments.

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