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Natures Palette
Natures Palette: A Color Reference System from the Natural World | Patrick Baty
15 posts | 1 read | 4 to read
A gorgeous expanded edition of Werner's Nomenclature of Colours, a landmark reference book on color and its origins in nature First published in 1814, Werner's Nomenclature of Colours is a taxonomically organized guide to color in the natural world. Compiled by German geologist Abraham Gottlob Werner, the book was expanded and enhanced in 1821 by Patrick Syme, who added color swatches and further color descriptions, bringing the total number of classified hues to 110. The resulting resource has been invaluable not only to artists and designers but also to zoologists, botanists, mineralogists, anatomists, and explorers, including Charles Darwin on the famous voyage of the Beagle. Nature's Palette makes this remarkable volume available to today's readers, and is now fully enhanced with new illustrations of all the animals, plants, and minerals Werner referenced alongside each color swatch. Readers can see "tile red" in a piece of porcelain jasper, the breast of a cock bullfinch, or a Shrubby Pimpernel. They can admire "Berlin blue" on a piece of sapphire, the Hepatica flower, or the wing feathers of a jay. Interspersed throughout the book are lavish feature pages displaying cases of taxidermy, eggs, shells, feathers, minerals, and butterflies, with individual specimens cross-referenced to the core catalog. Featuring contributions by leading natural history experts along with more than 1,000 color illustrations and eight gatefolds, Nature's Palette is the ideal illustrated reference volume for visual artists, naturalists, and anyone who is captivated by color.
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Suet624
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In Vermont we are still buzzing from this event. The total eclipse was so beyond anything I could have imagined. The cold, the darkness, the stars, the return of light. Strangers embracing strangers. Grandchildren running wild in the darkness and screaming that it was the best day of their lives. It happened in my backyard and it was sunny (unheard of!) I see why people chase this experience. It has affected me deeply. 💕💕

Bookwormjillk That‘s great! We were only at about 85% here but I loved that for about a half hour everyone just stopped and observed nature. 2w
Aims42 I saw it from my backyard by myself and I think being with a crowd would make it infinitely more exciting 😁 It was cool, but being with others would‘ve made it even better 2w
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squirrelbrain Sounds like a wonderful experience! 2w
kspenmoll It must have been gorgeous in the snow. I stayed home with the cats while F& R went to my brother‘s in VT- they traveled to Shelburne Museum where they had spots for the day. They returned, astonished, dazzled,Awestruck,with this universal & community experience. 2w
LeahBergen So cool! 2w
Cathythoughts Brilliant ♥️ 2w
youneverarrived ♥️♥️ 2w
Leftcoastzen I was thinking you would be in a good spot for it!Yay! 2w
Suet624 @Aims42 It's funny because I couldn't tell if my experience would have been even better if I were by myself :) 2w
Suet624 @squirrelbrain It truly was. I'll never forget how it felt, that's for sure. 2w
quietjenn I very much relate, although I saw it in Ohio. Kinda want to become one of those eclipse chasers now. Just phenomenal in so many ways 2w
Reggie Very cool, Sue! 2w
Suet624 @quietjenn My family and I all agreed that we could see why so many people chase the totality of the eclipse. There's nothing like it. 2w
Suet624 @Reggie It's truly a once in a lifetime event. I hope you can experience it sometime. 2w
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Readergrrl
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My cards are going out a little late, but should arrive before the end of the month. Seems apropos considering the sudden return to chilly temps and the occasional snow squall! I hope everyone loves the poems I selected as much as I do!! To me, spring conjures images of all the creatures peeking from their burrows and dens and snug hidey-holes! Happy Spring!! 🌸🌈🌦️🌿🐿️🐇🦡🦔
#NATURALITSYCARDSWAPSPRING

TheBookHippie 💌💌💌💌💌💌💌 1mo
BookwormAHN 😻💌😻 1mo
monalyisha I‘m right with you! Mine went out on Saturday. Happy Spring, all! 1mo
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Chrissyreadit 💛💚💚💛 1mo
AllDebooks Foxes!! 💚🐾💚 1mo
dabbe 💚💙💚 1mo
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Readergrrl
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My #NaturaLitsySwap package arrived today! I‘m looking forward to this swap as I‘ve been really enjoying being outdoor this autumn season. Now that winter is upon us, I‘m really to snuggle down and hibernate!! Nothing like some good reading to help with that!

Chrissyreadit 🎉🎉🎉🎉 4mo
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TheBookHippie
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More #naturalitsycardswap arrived!!! I just love it!!
It‘s so zen. I love cactus in snow!!! Never in my life have I seen that! So cool!

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TheBookHippie
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More lovely #naturalitsycardswap arrived today!
So lovely!! ❄️🤍❄️

IndoorDame ♥️❄️♥️ 5mo
Catsandbooks 🩵🦌❄️💚 5mo
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TheBookHippie
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More lovely #naturalitsycardswap arrived today!

So lovely!! ❄️🩶❄️

WildAlaskaBibliophile I see the one from me. Yay! :-) 5mo
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MittenGirlPeach
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Both your packages mailed last week, @Chrissyreadit ! One from me, one from Amazon. And I received your package this past week too; so very excited! #naturalitsy #naturalitsysummerswap

Chrissyreadit 🎉❤️🎉❤️🎉❤️ 10mo
MittenGirlPeach @Chrissyreadit both your packages were delivered today, Chrissy! 🧡 Can‘t wait to open mine tomorrow. 10mo
Chrissyreadit @MittenGirlPeach they are here!!! 10mo
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Chrissyreadit
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my #natureaesthetic super excited about this activity and swap. i‘m determined to read all the books chosen even if it‘s in a different time than everyone else. #naturalitsysummerswap

jenniferw88 I'm so glad you're excited about this! 11mo
Bookwormjillk So pretty 🤩 11mo
AllDebooks Oh wow, that is a beautiful board 😍 11mo
ElizaMarie I love this! 11mo
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TheBookHippie
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#naturallitsysummerswap #nlss

Coffee, wildflowers and creatures 🩶

A good charcuterie board 🩶

ALONE TIME

Reading outdoors

AllDebooks Nice 😍 11mo
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jenniferw88
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Here's my #natureaesthetic for #naturalitsysummerswap #nlss @AllDebooks @bcncookbookclub ! I forgot to put on here (& include in the email 🤦‍♀️) that I love thunderstorms!

Feel free to share your aesthetics for your match! @Gissy @Readergrrl @kaysworld1 @Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie @TheQuietQuill @BookBosomed1 @BeaG @Pigpen_Reads @MittenGirlPeach @Bookgoil @Cuilin

AllDebooks That's adorable. That is the happiest owl I've ever seen x 11mo
Cuilin Beautiful idea. 🖼️ 11mo
julieclair Beautiful! 11mo
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witchyreader13
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My nephew passed in April, & I now seem to live in a state of constant overstimulation. The neverending city noise of people arguing, car stereos blaring, firecrackers, and jerks on dirtbikes riding down the cement creek bed outside our bedroom window at 2 AM has been rough. Natural settings help clear my head. My bestie snapped this on a recent much-needed hike, unwittingly catching me communing with my goddess. 🌿 🌳 🌞 ❤

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Sending you lots of hugs 🤗 2y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful 🧡🍂 2y
Avanders 🤩🤩 2y
Eggs I want to be there …. sigh 2y
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peaKnit
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Saw this guy on my trail run tonight. He waited in some weeds for me and came out for his photo op. I love nature. 🦌

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quietlycuriouskate
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Miss K. gave me this gorgeous book! I keep wanting to stroke it. ☺️

I feel bad about not having been here in several weeks.
I'm stressing about a writing deadline, sleeping poorly, enduring the recent hot weather (and the increased neighbourly noise that follows) with bad grace... my habitual summer-time dysphoria, in other words.

DivineDiana That looks like an exquisite book! Wishing you less stress and success in reaching your deadline! (edited) 3y
squirrelbrain Ugh, our neighbours get too noisy when it‘s nice too.... today has been very chilly here though.... 3y
Cathythoughts Book looks gorgeous! Lovely to see your post Kate X 3y
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TrishB Lovely cover ❤️ hope things ease up soon. 3y
hannah-leeloo Hi Kate is this where I can join the UK pen pal litsy group? Please and thank you. I was told about it and would love to join and send letters and gifts 3y
quietlycuriouskate @hannah-leeloo Hi, Hannah! If you'd still like to join the #JBUK group, email me your name, postal address and birthday. meanderina at gmail dot com I'll send an updated list to you and the others. (Might take me a few days to get to it.) 3y
hannah-leeloo Thank you I'll sort the email for you now thank you 😊 3y
kaysworld1 @kathedron did this get updated? I don't think I got one. Just checking. 2y
quietlycuriouskate @kaysworld1 Hi, Kay. I didn't get an email from Hannah and I haven't got round to checking for any other updates, so we're still on last year's list. 2y
kaysworld1 @kathedron 👍 merry Christmas 2y
quietlycuriouskate @kaysworld1 Merry Christmas to you, too! 🎄 And thank you for your card (I posted mine a couple of days ago). 2y
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Such an amazing and luscious book. Museum illustrations and in depth studies of where each colour is seen and found. Expressive but I have no regrets. A complement to my previous post.

TheBookHippie Ooooo. 💙💙 3y
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