Anonymous (C. B.) Ca. 1660
The first, hand-illuminated, color circle appeared in public in 1708 in a Dutch edition of a popular French small book on miniature painting, Traité de la mignature, first published in 1673 simultaneously in Paris and Rouen.
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Pioneers of Color Science
Pioneers of Color Science
Renzo Shamey Rolf G. Kuehni •
Pioneers of Color Science
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Renzo Shamey Color Science and Imaging Laboratory North Carolina State University Wilson College of Textiles Raleigh, NC, USA
Rolf G. Kuehni Color Science and Imaging Laboratory North Carolina State University Wilson College of Textiles Raleigh, NC, USA
ISBN 978-3-319-30809-8 ISBN 978-3-319-30811-1 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30811-1
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The cover collage (by R. Shamey) depicts historical progress in the general domain of science including some of the important pioneers in the field of color science. The majority of images are available in the public domain. A brief description of the images from top left to bottom right is given below. Top Row 1. The famous “School of Athens” by Raphael, painted between 1510–1511 CE, depicting all of the major philosophers of antiquity with Plato and Aristotle at the center (Vatican Museums, Rome). 2. Abd al-Rahman III and his court receiving the ambassador in Medina Alzahara, by Dionisio Baixeras Verdaguer (1862–1943)—University of Barcelona Virtual Museum. 3. Dar Al-Hikmah, The Museum of Science and Technology in Islam, Istanbul. Picture from Nikos Niotis. 4. The color order system according to Nasir al-din Tusi (1201–1274), Persian scientist. 5. Portrait of Ibn Sina (Avicenna) circa 980–1037, Persian polymath. Middle Row 1. Galileo Galilei showing the Doge of Venice how to use the telescope, by Giuseppe Bertini (1825–1898). 2. Landscape with clerks studying astronomy and geometry, showing an armillary sphere, square, com
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