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Alexandra Loske Colour Concepts (Hardback) 45th Edition. Author: Alexandra Loske. The color systems that make up this edition are contextualized by an introductory essay from Alexandra Loske, while authoritative texts on the works reproduced set out each concept in further detail. Further DetailsTitle: Colour Concepts Condition: New Format: Hardback ISBN-10: 3754401246 Author: Alexandra Loske Subtitle: 45th Ed. EAN: 9783754401248 ISBN: 9783754401248 Publisher: Taschen GmbH Release Date: 07/10/2025 Description: 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 40 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 350 images of luscious wheels and globes, painstakingly collated charts, and meticulous diagrams, many of them newly photographed exclusively for this edition.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 Sanzō Wada.This volume also brings many intriguing and often overlooked works by women into the spotlight, including the radically inventive color “blots” of the English flower painter Mary Gartside.The color systems that make up this edition are contextualized by an introductory essay from Alexandra Loske, while authoritative texts 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. Language: English, German, French Genre: Arts & Photography Country/Region of Manufacture: DE Item Height: 217mm Item Length: 156mm Item Width: 34mm Item Weight: 1142g Series: 45th Edition Release Year: 2025 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
