{"product_id":"color-alexandra-loske-9781588346575","title":"Color: A Visual History from Newton to Modern Color Matching Guides","description":"\u003cb\u003eCharts color exploration and expression from the 1600s to the present day through painters' tools, art, ephemera, and literature\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThroughout history, artists, scientists, and philosophers have attempted to explain and order the visible color spectrum. \u003ci\u003eColor: A Visual History from Newton to Modern Color Matching Guides\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Natural System of Colours\u003c\/i\u003e (ca. 1769), and from 1814's \u003ci\u003eWerner's Nomenclature of Colours\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alexandra Loske\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1588346579\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781588346575\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Smithsonian Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/05\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.90h x 8.60w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2019","brand":"Alexandra Loske","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44049525276927,"sku":"9781588346575","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_da4e977b-6f13-4ad2-adb8-03d4b8b98952.jpg?v=1685002005","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/color-alexandra-loske-9781588346575","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}