{"product_id":"the-book-of-colour-concepts","title":"The Book of Colour Concepts","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe earliest forms of human creativity (in engravings, marks, and cave paintings) are a testament to humanity's connection with color. Almost as ancient as these examples is the desire to give structure, order, and meaning to this \u003cspan\u003euniversal yet elusive concept\u003c\/span\u003e, and it is this fascination that drives the works compiled in this extensive edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Book of Colour Concepts\u003c\/span\u003e brings together \u003cspan\u003emore than 65 rare books and manuscripts from a wide range of institutions,\u003c\/span\u003e including the world’s most important color collections, and guides the reader through \u003cspan\u003ea chromatic odyssey spanning four centuries and over 1,000 images\u003c\/span\u003e of delightful wheels and spheres, and meticulously crafted charts and diagrams, many photographed exclusively for this edition. Some of these concepts provide exhaustive taxonomies of color, while others reflect on the relationship between color and music or the affinities between color and human emotions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFundamental works of color theory are featured, such as \u003cspan\u003eOpticks by Isaac Newton\u003c\/span\u003e and the hugely significant \u003cspan\u003eZur Farbenlehre by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe,\u003c\/span\u003e alongside lesser-known contributions, including the theosophical color systems of \u003cspan\u003eCharles Webster Leadbeater and Annie Besant,\u003c\/span\u003e the comprehensive color “dictionary” by \u003cspan\u003eAloys John Maerz and Morris Rea Paul\u003c\/span\u003e, and the patchwork combinations of the Japanese costume designer and artist \u003cspan\u003eSanzō Wada.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe two volumes also include many intriguing and often overlooked works by women, among them the radically inventive color “spots” of English flower painter Mary Gartside and a botanical notebook by the spiritualism pioneer \u003cspan\u003eHilma af Klint.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroductory essays by \u003cspan\u003eeditor Alexandra Loske and coauthor Sarah Lowengard\u003c\/span\u003e contextualize the color systems that make up this edition, while the editor’s texts on the reproduced works explain each concept in greater detail. By shedding light on the history of color in all its forms, \u003cspan\u003eThe Book of Colour Concepts\u003c\/span\u003e offers a chromatic chronology of unparalleled scope.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57131205689688,"sku":"LIB-TH-TA-878","price":150.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8464\/0856\/files\/THE_BOOK_OF_COLOUR_CONCEPTS_CL_INT_SLIPCASE001_08165.jpg?v=1776469721","url":"https:\/\/eu.plasticbooks.com\/en\/products\/the-book-of-colour-concepts","provider":"Plastic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}