{"product_id":"the-book-of-colour-concepts","title":"The Book Of Colour Concepts","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__title\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ui-provider ed bgg bgh bgi bgj bgk bgl bgm bgn bgo bgp bgq bgr bgs bgt bgu bgv bgw bgx bgy bgz bha bhb bhc bhd bhe bhf bhg bhh bhi bhj bhk bhl bhm bhn\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eFour Centuries of Color\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe human history of color, in two sweeping volumes\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003euniversal yet elusive concept\u003c\/span\u003e, and it is this fascination that unites the works compiled in this expansive edition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGathering\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eover 65 rare books and manuscripts from a wealth of institutions\u003c\/span\u003e, including the most distinguished color collections worldwide,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Book of Colour Concepts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etakes the reader on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea chromatic odyssey across four centuries and over 1,000 images \u003c\/span\u003eof 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeminal works of color theory, such as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIsaac Newton’s Opticks \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohann Wolfgang von Goethe’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehugely significant\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eZur Farbenlehre\u003c\/span\u003e, are shown alongside rare and unfamiliar contributions, including the theosophical color systems of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCharles Webster Leadbeater and Annie Besant\u003c\/span\u003e, the comprehensive color ‘dictionary’ of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAloys John Maerz and Morris Rea Paul\u003c\/span\u003e, and the patchwork combinations of the Japanese costume designer and artist\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSanzō Wada\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMary Gartside\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand a botanical notebook by the pionieering spiritualist\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHilma af Klint\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe color systems that make up this edition are contextualized by introductory essays from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eeditor Alexandra Loske and co-author Sarah Lowengard\u003c\/span\u003e, 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,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Book of Colour Concepts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eoffers a chromatic chronology unparalleled in scope.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--biographies\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--title\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\" data-uw-rm-heading=\"level\"\u003eThe editor\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlexandra Loske\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eis a British-German art historian, writer, and museum curator, with a particular interest in the role of women in the history of colour. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Sussex, and is currently Curator of the Royal Pavilion in Brighton. Loske has lectured and been published widely on colour and other topics, and has curated a number of exhibitions, including “Regency Colour and Beyond, 1785–1845” at the Royal Pavilion in 2014.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--title\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\" data-uw-rm-heading=\"level\"\u003eThe contributing author\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSarah Lowengard\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a historian of technology and science who writes about practical and philosophical engagements with colour. A practicing art conservator for more than 40 years and an artisan colour-maker for even longer, Lowengard is a member of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the Cooper Union in New York City, and maintains affiliation with several technical art history and analytical art organizations in the United States and abroad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--book-info\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--book-title\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"4\" data-uw-rm-heading=\"level\"\u003eThe Book of Colour Concepts\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"product-detail-information__book-details\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover, two vols. in slipcase, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-testid=\"book-details--dimensions\"\u003e24.3\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ex\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e30.4\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecm, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-testid=\"book-details--weight\"\u003e5.95 kg, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e846 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--book-edition\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"read-more__biography--book-isbn\"\u003eISBN\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e978-3-8365-9565-0\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"edition-selection__single-edition\"\u003eEdition: Multilingual (English, French, German, Spanish)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"TASCHEN","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52276845183344,"sku":null,"price":4510000.0,"currency_code":"IDR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0948\/2679\/1280\/files\/Frame15_d11b7704-23fc-4ca0-af85-b5cea21b1d7c.png?v=1779438663","url":"https:\/\/coverbook.store\/products\/the-book-of-colour-concepts","provider":"Cover Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}