Pantone medieval | toning guide book of watercolors that were written in the 17th century published in

A book for color matching titled “A guide to colors for watercolor painting” was found in French library.
Edited for educational purpose, consists with color sample on the right side and description on the left side.
Since 17th century was a great era of Dutch watercolor painting, it is natural that this kind of book was edited.
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