On Colours 1528: A Translation from Latin

by Don Pavey, Roy Osborne (Introduction)

A 16th century scholar Antonio Telesio probes ancient colour words and ideas, and foreshadows future trends. He lived at a time when he could discuss colour with Raphael, Leonardo and Titian. Although writing for his classics students, his chapters on the main twelve colours, might equally well have been placed around a renaissance palette.

108 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2003