Name/Title
300 years before color : black & gold editionEntry/Object ID
sc.NK1549.G3 2022Description
"300 years before Pantone, an artist mixed and described all the colors imaginable in a 912-page book."
Black leather bound book containing pages of Traité des couleurs servant à la peinture à l'eau, originally published in 1692. This book detailed the preparation of water colors intended for coloring engravings and drawings. Book is stored in a slipcase which also includes a bookmark, a pamphlet discussing the history of color manuals, and 10 prints of pages from the book. A paper adhered to the inside of the slipcase marks the copy number of this edition and is signed by the publisher.Context
This books is copy number 0506 in an edition of 1592 copies plus 100 artist's proofs.Lexicon
Search Terms
artists' books, color, color--history, color guides, color in artDimensions
Dimension Description
SlipcaseHeight
27.5 cmWidth
23.2 cmDepth
7.7 cmDimension Description
BookHeight
16.7 cmWidth
11.5 cmDepth
5.6 cmBook Details
Author
A. BoogertPublisher
Galobart BooksDate Published
2022Publication Language
DutchLocation
Shelf
Special CollectionsRoom
LibraryGeneral Notes
Note Type
MaterialsNote
Slipcase: board, paper
Book: leather, paper, book board
