271 Years Before #Pantone, an Artist Mixed and Described Every #Color Imaginable in an 800-Page #Book: https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2014/05/color-book/ #colour
271 Years Before Pantone, an Artist Mixed and Described Every Color Imaginable in an 800-Page Book

In 1692 an artist known only as “A. Boogert” sat down to write a book in Dutch about mixing watercolors. Not only would he begin the book with a bit about the use of color in painting, but would go on to explain how to create certain hues and change the tone by adding one,Continue reading "271 Years Before Pantone, an Artist Mixed and Described Every Color Imaginable in an 800-Page Book"

Colossal

@davej

Fantastic. This handwritten colour compendium from 1692 is a real discovery (for me).

With a link to a complete scan, hooray. #Colossal seems to be a great magazine.

#ABoogert #TraitéDesCouleurs #colour

@davej and there's an xkcd on the naming of colours

@davej

Incredible link! Thank you!