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900-Page 1692 Color Guide Predating Pantone Goes Online
Original: 900-Page Pre-Pantone Guide to Color from 1692 (With Complete High-Res Scan)
A complete high-resolution scan of a 900-page hand-painted color reference manuscript from 1692 is drawing wide attention online. Created nearly three centuries before the Pantone matching system, the book catalogs and describes watercolor swatches in meticulous detail, functioning as an early painter's guide to color. Readers are marveling at its craftsmanship and its striking resemblance to modern color standards.
Why now: The digital availability of a beautifully preserved pre-industrial color reference fascinates designers, artists and historians.
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