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Color Standards and Color Nomenclature / With fifty-three colored plates and eleven hundred and fifteen named colors cover

Color Standards and Color Nomenclature / With fifty-three colored plates and eleven hundred and fifteen named colors

By Robert Ridgway
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The author offers a practical system for standardizing color names and specimens for scientific and industrial use, arranging hues into a 36-part chromatic circle derived from the spectrum and extended with red-violet links. The work documents methods for producing and matching colors using Maxwell-disk mixtures, dyes, and pigments, and presents fifty-three plates that reproduce 1,115 named colors. Prefatory and prologue material outline objectives and methodology; supporting tables give component percentages and tone scales; and appendices supply nomenclature rules, lists of colors, bibliographic references, and technical notes on plate reproduction and color matching.

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Robert Ridgway

Robert Ridgway was an American ornithologist and artist, renowned for his contributions to the field of color nomenclature. His notable work, "Color Standards and Color Nomenclature," features fifty-three colored plates and over eleven hundred named colors, showcasing his expertise in color classification. Ridgway's meticulous approach to color and his dedication to ornithology have left a lasting impact on both scientific and artistic communities. His work continues to be a valuable resource for those interested in the intersection of art and science, particularly in the study of avian species.

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