Four Centuries of Color<\/p>\n
The human history of color<\/p>\n
The earliest forms of human creativity \u2013 in carvings, markings, and cave paintings \u2013 bear witness to humanity\u2019s engagement with color. Almost as old as these examples is the desire to assign structure, order, and meaning to this universal yet elusive concept, and it is this fascination that unites the works compiled in this expansive edition.<\/p>\n
Gathering over 40 rare books and manuscripts from a wealth of institutions, including the most distinguished color collections worldwide, The Book of Colour Concepts takes the reader on a chromatic odyssey across four centuries and over 350 images of luscious wheels and globes, painstakingly collated charts, and meticulous diagrams, many of them newly photographed exclusively for this edition.<\/p>\n
Seminal works of color theory, such as Isaac Newton\u2019s Opticks and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe\u2019s hugely significant Zur Farbenlehre, are shown alongside rare and unfamiliar contributions, including the theosophical color systems of Charles Webster Leadbeater and Annie Besant, the comprehensive color \u2018dictionary\u2019 of Aloys John Maerz and Morris Rea Paul, and the patchwork combinations of the Japanese costume designer and artist Sanz\u014d Wada.<\/p>\n
This volume also brings many intriguing and often overlooked works by women into the spotlight, including the radically inventive color \u201cblots\u201d of the English flower painter Mary Gartside.<\/p>\n
The color systems that make up this edition are contextualized by an introductory essay from Alexandra Loske, while authoritative texts on the works reproduced set out each concept in further detail. Illuminating the history of color in all its shapes and forms, The Book of Colour Concepts offers a chromatic chronology unparalleled in scope.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Four Centuries of Color The human history of color The earliest forms of human creativity \u2013 in carvings, markings, and cave paintings \u2013 bear witness to humanity\u2019s engagement with color. Almost as old as these examples is the desire to assign structure, order, and meaning to this universal yet elusive concept, and it is this…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":108741,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[13533,4523,4525],"product_tag":[9783,2253],"class_list":["post-108740","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-books","product_cat-design-en-en","product_cat-graphic-design","product_tag-colour-en","product_tag-graphics","pa_author_att-alexandra-loske","pa_cover-hardcover","pa_format-156-x-217-cm-en","pa_isbn-20935","pa_language-eng-f-ger","pa_pages-512-en","pa_published-2025-10-01","pa_publisher-taschen-en-en","first","outofstock","sold-individually","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"yoast_head":"\n