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Werner’s colours of nature

When Charles Darwin voyaged around the world from 1831 to 1836 onboard HMS Beagle, he used Werner’s Nomenclature of Colours to describe the specimens the crew collected. This beautifully illustrated book by Patrick Syme was first published in 1814 and is a taxonomical guide to the colours of the natural world. It expands on a book published in 1774 by German mineralogist Abraham Gottlob Werner, an original copy of which is in our Library and Archives. This range is based on the colour charts and vivid descriptions from Patrick’s book.

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The front of the cream t-shirt, which is trimmed with blue on the collar and sleeve. It features a table of colour swatches, with descriptions as to how they're found in nature.
Werner’s T-shirt
From £25.00
The front cover of the sticky notes set showing a table of seven colours. Each colour swatch has a name, number and a description as they are found in an animal, vegetable and mineral.
Werner’s Sticky Notes Set
£12.00
The drinks bottle side on with the red, orange and yellow squares showing.
Werner’s Drinks Bottle
£18.00
The cream tote bag showing the table of colour swatches and their descriptions.
Werner’s Tote Bag
£18.00
The light blue front cover of Werner's Nomenclature of Colours has a strap along the bottom with different coloured squares.
Werner’s Nomenclature of Colours
£9.99
The front cover of the notebook with a table of seven colour swatches. Each swatch has a name, number and a description as they're found in an animal, vegetable and mineral.
Werner’s Notebook
£15.00
The mug side on with the green and blue squares showing.
Werner’s Mug
£12.00
The bottom half of Werner’s Ballpoint Pen has different coloured squares on a white background. The top half is light blue with an aluminium clip.
Werner’s Ballpoint Pen
£8.00
The hard front cover of the book is navy blue, with an ornate inlay design that frames the yellow text which says The Voyage of the Beagle, Charles Darwin.
The Voyage of the Beagle
£14.99

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