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Werner's Nomenclature of Colours by Patrick Syme
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Werner's Nomenclature of Colours by Patrick Syme
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Feb 06, 2018 | ISBN 9781588346216

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“Werner’s system has long since been superseded by exact but rather bloodless alphanumeric versions from companies like Pantone and Munsell. Nevertheless, what Werner’s Nomenclature lacks in practicality it more than makes up for as a trove of beauty, mystery, and unintentional poetry. Where else could you find, for example, that the precise shade of both the neck ruff of the golden pheasant and the belly of the warty newt is Orpiment Orange? Or discover a name—Oil Green—for the waxy green hue of the Nonpareil apple?”—Architectural Digest

“The 1814 book has now been republished by Smithsonian Books as a pocket-sized guide, providing a historic connection to vivid colors found in the field for a future generation of artists, scientists, and curious naturalists.”—Colossal

“Specimens could degrade, paintings could fade, and color photography was still a far-off dream, but with Syme’s help Darwin could encode the colors of an unfamiliar world—and carry them safely home.” —New Yorker

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