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*24514$aThe book of colour concepts 1686-1963 /$cAlexandra Loske (ed.), Sarah Lowengard.
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*500  $a"Introduction to vol. 1 and all chapter texts (vols. 1 and 2) by Alexandra Loske  Introduction to vol. 2 by Sarah Lowengard"--Colophon, v. 2.
*500  $a"German translation: Kurt Rehkopf, Hamburg  French translation: Jean-François Cornu, Hélène Geniez, France  Spanish translation: Daniel Montsech Angulo for LocTeam, Barcelona"--Colophon, v. 2.
*500  $aIssued in slipcase.
*504  $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
*5058 $gVolume 1.$tColour controlled and set free: the human history of capturing colour in words and images /$rAlexandra Loske --$tPyramids of colour: early charts and tables 1686-1799 --$tThe shape of colour: circles, wheels and globes 1708-1896 --$tNew elucidations: the rise of colour theory 1704-1864 --$tColours as guiding lights: nomenclatures and standards 1821-1950 --$gVolume 2.$tThe materiality of colour concepts /$rSarah Lowengard --$tTheory and practice: the teaching of colour 1816-1918 --$tColour breaking free: the early 20th century 1902-1933 --$tThe sound of colour: spiritualism, occultism and music 1869-1946 --$tLooking beyond: Eastern colour concepts 1876-1938 --$tInteraction and abstraction: Bauhaus and beyond 1919-1963.
*520  $a"The 67 works shown and discussed here are representative of the rich and varied history of colour concepts since the 17th century, and while we have selected many familiar examples of colour concepts that are firmly established in colour history, we hope to have succeeded in putting them in a wider cultural context and to have looked at them with fresh eyes. In addition to these 'classic' examples in their field we have made a particular effort to feature some lesser-known, or more obscure works that deserve to be considered for their aesthetic and theoretical appeal and importance. One further aim is to give more room to works on colour written, published and illustrated by women in the last two centuries. The historical and geographical range offered here is wide, with examples from Europe, the United States and parts of Asia, but we have also sought to be as inclusive as possible with regard to genre and style."--Introduction, pages 7-8.
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The earliest forms of human creativity - in carvings, markings, and cave paintings - bear witness to humanity's 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.

Gathering over 65 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 1,000 images of luscious wheels and globes, painstakingly collated charts, and meticulous diagrams, many of them newly photographed exclusively for this edition. Some of these concepts provide exhaustive taxonomies of color, while others reflect upon the relationship of color and music, or the affinities between color and human emotions.

Seminal works of color theory, such as Isaac Newton's Opticks and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's 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 'dictionary' of Aloys John Maerz and Morris Rea Paul, and the patchwork combinations of the Japanese costume designer and artist Sanzo Wada.

The two volumes also bring many intriguing and often overlooked works by women into the spotlight, including the radically inventive color "blots" of the English flower painter Mary Gartside and a botanical notebook by the pionieering spiritualist Hilma af Klint.

The color systems that make up this edition are contextualized by introductory essays from editor Alexandra Loske and co-author Sarah Lowengard, while authoritative texts from the editor 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.