Klaer Lightende Spiegel der Verfkonst

The Klaer Lightende Spiegel der Verfkonst (literally: "clearly lighting mirror of the painting art") is a manuscript with over 700 pages[1] of color swatches, produced in 1692[2] by a Dutch author from Delft known only as A. Boogert.[3] The book is arranged according to the Aristotelian system rather than the spectrum, which had recently been described by Newton.[1] Only one copy of the manual is known, and it is completely handwritten and hand-painted.[4] It is kept in the Bibliothèque Méjanes in Aix-en-Provence.[5]

Scan of the book at Wikimedia Commons

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  1. ^ a b Pastoureau, Michel (2017-02-14). Red: The History of a Color. Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691172774.
  2. ^ "Traité des couleurs servant à la peinture à l'eau". Bibliothèque Méjanes (Aix-en-Provence), cote : Ms. 1389 (1228). Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  3. ^ Association internationale de bibliophilie, Syndicat de la librairie ancienne et moderne (2007). Bulletin du bibliophile. Promodis. ISBN 978-0-909079-59-8. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  4. ^ Kwakkel, Erik. "A colourful book". Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  5. ^ Cardon, Dominique (2003). Le monde des teintures naturelles. Paris: Belin. ISBN 9782701126784.

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