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December 27, 2014

271 Years Before Pantone, an Artist Mixed and Described Every Color Imaginable in an 800-Page Book

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In 1692 an artist known only as “A. Boogert” sat down to write a book in Dutch about mixing watercolors.
Not only would he begin the book with a bit about the use of color in painting, but would go on to explain how to create certain hues and change the tone by adding one, two, or three parts of water. The premise sounds simple enough, but the final product is almost unfathomable in its detail and scope.
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Posted by gerardvanderleun at December 27, 2014 10:09 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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