At first thought, a color dictionary seems about as useful as a deer carcass to a vegan chef. In my usual fashion, after further investigation this device proved to be a bit more useful than I ...

Over at the Smithsonian, Daniel Lewis has a fascinating article up about 19th Century color dictionaries, which were use by scientists to standardize descriptions. Color, Lewis notes, is very ...

COLOR DICTIONARY OF FLOWERS AND PLANTS FOR HOME AND GARDEN BY ROY HAY AND PATRICK M SYNGE AMERICAN CONSULTANT: GEORGE KALMBACHER ...

This book is a collection of 348 color combinations originated by Sanzo Wada(1883-1967) who, in that time of increasingly avant-grade and diversified use of color, was quick to focus on the importance ...