Charts color exploration and expression from the 1600s to the present
day through painters' tools, art, ephemera, and literature
Throughout history, artists, scientists, and philosophers have attempted
to explain and order the visible color spectrum. Color: A Visual
History from Newton to Modern Color Matching Guides offers the
fascinating history of how color has been recorded, explored, and
understood. Using an extraordinary collection of original color material
that includes charts, wheels, artists' palettes, and swatches, the book
showcases centuries of significant scientific discoveries and artistic
exploration. It celebrates the visual quality and beauty of various
color theories over time and highlights the creativity of their design
and codification. The book showcases everything from fourteenth-century
illuminated manuscripts to Moses Harris's The Natural System of
Colours (ca. 1769), and from 1814's Werner's Nomenclature of Colours
to Paul Klee's color harmonies to highlight the fascinating interactions
of science and art. This stunning display of shades, tints, and tones is
an authoritative guide for anyone working in the arts, as well as anyone
passionate about color in their personal lives, homes, and surroundings.
