Syme (Patrick). Werner's Nomenclature of Colours, with Additions, 2nd edition, 1821

Syme (Patrick). Werner's Nomenclature of Colours, with Additions, 2nd edition, 1821
Syme (Patrick). Werner's Nomenclature of Colours, with Additions, Arranged so as to Render it Highly Useful to the Arts and Sciences, particularly Zoology, Botany, Chemistry, Mineralogy, and Morbid Anatomy. Annexed to which are Examples Selected from Well-known Objects in the Animal, Vegetable, and Mineral Kingdoms, 2nd edition, Edinburgh: Printed for William Blackwood, 1821, half-title, 13 plates containing a total of 110 mounted colour samples, scattered toning and spotting, crude tape repair to right top corner of title page, William Whyte & Co. Edinburgh bookseller label to front pastedown, untrimmed, original brown boards with printed title label to upper cover, rebacked, lightly soiled, outer corners bumped and worn, 8vo



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A rare work by Scottish painter Patrick Syme RSA (1774-1845). ‘His translation of Abraham Gottleb Werner’s Nomenclature of Colours from 1814 was an amazing venture; an early artist’s book of sorts with just 100 copies published. Each colour square was painstakingly hand-coloured by an Edinburgh engraver, although some say by the artist and his family, with Syme ensuring the quality control of each colour, from volume to volume. Charles Darwin took a copy of the book during the voyage of the Beagle to identify and record the colours of specimens and many of Darwin’s Zoology notes quote colours from Syme’s translated work’ (Royal Scottish Academy website, Patrick Syme. Werner's Nomenclature of Colours).