Nature's Palette: A Color Reference System from the Natural World by Baty, Patrick
Nature's Palette: A Color Reference System from the Natural World by Baty, Patrick

Nature's Palette: A Color Reference System from the Natural World

A gorgeous expanded edition of Werner's Nomenclature of Colours, a landmark reference book on color and its...
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Author: Patrick Baty
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Nature's Palette: A Color Reference System from the Natural World by Baty, Patrick

Nature's Palette: A Color Reference System from the Natural World

$483.31
Nature's Palette: A Color Reference System from the Natural World by Baty, Patrick

Nature's Palette: A Color Reference System from the Natural World

$483.31
Author: Patrick Baty
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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A gorgeous expanded edition of Werner's Nomenclature of Colours, a landmark reference book on color and its origins in nature

First published in 1814, Werner's Nomenclature of Colours is a taxonomically organized guide to color in the natural world. Compiled by German geologist Abraham Gottlob Werner, the book was expanded and enhanced in 1821 by Patrick Syme, who added color swatches and further color descriptions, bringing the total number of classified hues to 110. The resulting resource has been invaluable not only to artists and designers but also to zoologists, botanists, mineralogists, anatomists, and explorers, including Charles Darwin on the famous voyage of the Beagle.

Nature's Palette makes this remarkable volume available to today's readers, and is now fully enhanced with new illustrations of all the animals, plants, and minerals Werner referenced alongside each color swatch. Readers can see "tile red" in a piece of porcelain jasper, the breast of a cock bullfinch, or a Shrubby Pimpernel. They can admire "Berlin blue" on a piece of sapphire, the Hepatica flower, or the wing feathers of a jay. Interspersed throughout the book are lavish feature pages displaying cases of taxidermy, eggs, shells, feathers, minerals, and butterflies, with individual specimens cross-referenced to the core catalog.

Featuring contributions by leading natural history experts along with more than 1,000 color illustrations and eight gatefolds, Nature's Palette is the ideal illustrated reference volume for visual artists, naturalists, and anyone who is captivated by color.

Author: Patrick Baty
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 05/18/2021
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.95lbs
Size: 10.60h x 8.40w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9780691217048

About the Author
Patrick Baty is the author of The Anatomy of Colour and the owner of Papers and Paints, a specialist paint business in London. Twitter @patrickbaty Elaine Charwat is a doctoral researcher at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History. Peter Davidson is senior curator of minerals at National Museums Scotland. André Karliczek is a member of the German Optical Museum and part of cultur3D, a project that models cultural assets in 3D. Giulia Simonini is a conservator, paleographer, and art historian.
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