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'Renaissance Colour Symbolism: Primary Sources' brings together original, annotated translations of 'Le Blason de toutes armes et escutz' (1495) by the Sicily Herald (Jean Courtois), 'Le Blason des couleurs en armes, livrées et devises' (1527) by Gilles Corrozet, 'Libellus de coloribus' (1528) by Antonio Telesio (Thylesius), and 'Del significato de' colori' (1535) by Fulvio Pellegrino Morato, as well as parts of 'The Accedence of Armorie' (1562/1612) by Gerard Leigh, and 'Trattato dell'arte della pittura, scoltura, et architettura' (1585) by Giovanni Paolo Lomazzo. The original texts accompany the translations.
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ROY OSBORNE is an artist, educator, historian, and author. After publishing 'Lights and Pigments: Colour Principles for Artists' (1980), he became a prominent colour theorist, contributing to a dozen books on the subject and lecturing and teaching at over 200 institutions worldwide. His subsequent publications include 'Renaissance Colour Symbolism: Primary Sources' and 'The Color Coursebook for Art Teachers and Students'. In 2003 he was awarded the Turner Medal of the Colour Group (Great Britain), and in 2019 he was awarded the Colour in Art, Design and Environment Medal of the International Colour Association (AIC CADE).
