• A chromatic chronology of color theory across four centuries, gathered into two sweeping volumes
• Over 65 rare books and manuscripts from distinguished color collections worldwide, with more than 1,000 images
• Featuring Isaac Newton's Opticks, Goethe's Zur Farbenlehre, the Bauhaus, Sanzō Wada, and the long-overlooked color works of women including Mary Gartside and Hilma af Klint
• Two volumes in slipcase, edited by Alexandra Loske with Sarah Lowengard — part of the TASCHEN Clothbound Classics series

From the 17th century to the advent of the digital age, color theories have been illustrated with opulent wheels, polychrome charts, and meticulous diagrams. This expansive edition gathers over 65 works from around the world, with more than 1,000 images, tracing the many hues of a subject that inspired Newton, Goethe, Sanzō Wada, the Bauhaus, and many more.

Seminal works of color theory are shown alongside rare and unfamiliar contributions, including the theosophical color systems of Charles Webster Leadbeater and Annie Besant, the comprehensive color "dictionary" of Aloys John Maerz and Morris Rea Paul, and the patchwork combinations of Japanese costume designer Sanzō Wada. Some concepts provide exhaustive taxonomies of color, while others reflect upon the relationship of color and music, or the affinities between color and human emotions.

The two volumes also bring many intriguing and often overlooked works by women into the spotlight, contextualized by introductory essays from editor Alexandra Loske and co-author Sarah Lowengard.

Hardcover, two vols. in slipcase, 24.3 x 30.4 cm, 5.95 kg, 846 pages. ISBN 978-3-8365-9565-0. Multilingual edition (English, French, German, Spanish).