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1814 book of colour samples
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Werner's Nomenclature of Colours is a book of named colour samples compiled by Abraham Gottlob Werner, and subsequently amended by Patrick Syme. The book, first published in 1814, was used by Charles Darwin in his scientific observations. Werner's Nomenclature can be viewed as a predecessor of modern named colour systems such as Pantone. The colours are illustrated and described, and examples shown of their use in ornithological plates in The Anatomy of Colour by Patrick Baty.

References

  1. Kate, Sierzputowski (2018-01-31). "Werner's Nomenclature of Colours: a Pre-Photographic Guide for Artists and Naturalists". Colossal. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
  2. ^ St Clair, Kassia (February 5, 2018). "Before Pantone There Was Werner's Nomenclature of Colours | Architectural Digest". Architectural Digest. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
  3. Nijhuis, Michelle (January 27, 2018). "The Book That Colored Charles Darwin's World". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2018-09-10.

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