Celebrating Dogs & All Their Colors
August 26th is National Dog Day, a celebration of all dogs. Dogs play an important role in many people’s lives, as companions that give unending love and loyalty. Working dogs are used by law enforcement as partners, as guides for … Continue reading
Munsell Vintage Book of Color – Pocket Edition
From 1942, a first volume pocket-sized adaptation of the original Book of Color includes 19 color charts, separated by clear Mylar sheets in a 6 ring binder. This particular vintage edition actually belonged to Albert Ector Orr Munsell. We had the pleasure … Continue reading
A Grammar of Color – Part 14: The Color Sheets – Gray, Pyro Brown
Another excerpt from the 1921 book, A Grammar of Color. This is the second post on the section, The Color Sheets, which shows the images and descriptions for the Gray, Antique Finish Millcraft Cover Paper and Pyro Brown, Telanian Finish Rhododendron … Continue reading
The Munsell Book of Color 1929: Traditional Color Names
In this section of the 1st edition of the Munsell Book of Color from 1929, 24 traditional color names are identified along with charts outlining their hue, value and chroma. … Continue reading
The Munsell Book of Color 1929: Care of the Charts
This section of the 1st edition of the Munsell Book of Color from 1929 discusses the care of the color charts, spinning discs and the color tree. … Continue reading
A Grammar of Color – Part 13: The Color Sheets
In our series of blog posts with the contents of the 1921 book, A Grammar of Color, we have covered the introductory section by Albert Munsell, and a practical description of the Munsell Color System and how it can be … Continue reading
The Munsell Book of Color 1929: Use of the Charts
The Munsell System provides a notation for any color in the universe. The charts contain a careful selection of colors arranged in orderly sequences of HUE, VALUE, and CHROMA. … Continue reading
The Munsell Book of Color 1929: The Charts
This section of the 1st edition of the Munsell Book of Color from 1929 discusses the colors of constant hue (diagram of 10 vertical charts), value (diagram 6 radial charts) and chroma (diagram of 8 cylindrical charts). … Continue reading
