SKU: 76768539896

300 Years Before Color — Gold Butterfly

Sale price$126.87 Regular price$140.97
Save 10%

Pay in installments of $35.24 with ShopPay, AfterPay and Klarna

Shipping Estimate
USA
  • USA
  • CAN

Ships within 48 hours · Estimated delivery Aug 20 - Aug 25

Promo Codes Available:

For Your Every Summer RSVP, with Code: SUMMER15

Description

300 Years Before Color — Gold Butterfly300 Years Before Color is a remarkable historical color sample book that reveals how early color systems were explored centuries before modern color printing. The book presents hundreds of historical color charts and carefully arranged hand painted color swatches created long before standardized color systems. It was 1960 when Lawrence Herbert was working in a color printing and sales company mainly focused on cosmetics. This businessman and visionary

300 Years Before Color is a remarkable historical color sample book that reveals how early color systems were explored centuries before modern color printing.
The book presents hundreds of historical color charts and carefully arranged hand-painted color swatches created long before standardized color systems.

It was 1960 when Lawrence Herbert was working in a color printing and sales company mainly focused on cosmetics. This businessman and visionary later acquired the assets of a company that was $50,000 in debt.

In 1962 Herbert founded Pantone, developing a new formula based on 10 pigments in order to obtain more uniform results. This work eventually led to the creation of a guide of 500 standardized colors. The success was immediate among companies dedicated to graphic arts, industrial production and the textile industry.

A well-known example of its usefulness was the Kodak brand. During the 1950s the company began to suffer significant losses because the yellow color of its packaging varied slightly between production runs. Customers sometimes rejected packages with darker shades, believing the film was not original or had expired. Standardized color systems helped solve these inconsistencies across industries.

However, long before modern systems like Pantone existed, artists and scholars were already studying and documenting color through meticulous hand-crafted works. 300 Years Before Color presents a remarkable historical example of this early exploration.

The Gold Butterfly Edition is the sixth limited edition of 300 Years Before Color, following earlier releases such as the Velvet Edition and the Rothko Edition, both now sold out.

The book reveals hundreds of historical color charts and carefully arranged color swatches created centuries before modern color systems.

For artists and designers, the work also functions as an extraordinary historical color swatch book, offering a rare view into early pigment organization and color study.

Through more than 900 pages written and painted entirely by hand, the work preserves an extraordinary record of early pigment studies and color organization.

Today, 300 Years Before Color – Gold Butterfly Deluxe Edition by Galobart Limited Editions stands as a unique historical color reference book, connecting the world of contemporary color systems with the fascinating origins of color study and artistic experimentation.

Key Features

• Over 900 pages written and painted entirely by hand
• Hundreds of historical color charts and color swatches
• Early pigment studies and color organization
Gold Butterfly Deluxe Edition by Galobart Limited Editions

The Galobart Color Library

Discover the Galobart Limited Editions collection dedicated to the history and study of color.

300 Years Before Color – Deluxe Edition
A remarkable historical work featuring hundreds of hand-painted color charts created centuries before modern color systems.

Masters of Color – Collector's Edition
An extraordinary exploration of the evolution of color in art, design and visual culture.

Together, these volumes form the foundation of the Galobart Color Library, a unique reference for artists, designers and collectors passionate about the study of color.

Historical color charts from the book 300 Years Before Color

Below you can see several pages from 300 Years Before Color, a historical color sample book containing more than 900 hand-painted color samples reproduced in this limited facsimile edition.

These pages reveal hundreds of historical color charts and carefully arranged color swatches created centuries before modern color systems. Each chart documents early pigment organization and the meticulous study of color carried out by artists and scholars long before standardized color printing.

Shipping Notes
  • Free Standard Shipping on $100+ Orders to the USA.
  • Except Preorder products are shipped in 48 hours.
  • Delivery to the USA:
  1. Standard Shipping : 3-10 business days
  • If time is of the essence, please consider selecting expedited delivery for faster service.
Exchange/Return Notes
  • We offer a 30-day return/exchange service after receiving.
  • Final sale items are not eligible for returns or exchanges.
  • To process your return/exchange, please contact us at [email protected]
  • Please click here for more details>>> Return & Exchange Policy
SKU: 76768539896

Discover Niche Categories That Outsell

Top-Converting Item to Boost Your Average Order

4.4 ★★★★★
Based on 24 reviews
Sort
Highest Rating
Newest First
Oldest First
Product Reviews
R
Verified Purchase
Rena Magee
Draper, US
★★★★★ 5
Fun book for anyone liking purple.
Format: Paperback
I bought this book for my granddaughter. Her favorite color is purple so I knew she’d love it and she did. It’s a fun book.
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2026
C
Verified Purchase
Cody
Carnegie, US
★★★★★ 4
Love all her books but this one on Kindle has no color
Format: Kindle
Love that she sends free books for Kindle but this one is all black and white inside. For children should have lots of color, first time being disappointed but still good book
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2025
D
Verified Purchase
Duke&Lapmonkeyz
Louisville, US
★★★★★ 5
My son didn’t enjoy reading independently before this book
Format: Paperback
My son is 7, in 2nd grade. I got him this book in his Easter basket. Tonight he voluntarily picked it up, read the first chapter, was laughing, and then told me about it!! He’s never voluntarily picked up and read a chapter book before other than a graphic novel ! :)
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2026
A
Verified Purchase
Amazon Customer
Chelsea, US
★★★★★ 5
the world needs more books like this!
Format: Kindle
Wholesome books for young growing readers, yes please! It’s a great mix of funny and sweet that any kid will love. I love seeing the characters grow from the unicorn and dinosaurs books. I love that they are real children too. It’s a great message for kids!
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2025
G
Verified Purchase
Grady Harp
Boise, US
★★★★★ 5
‘Was Nugget’s power guiding me to help people?’ – a fantasy tale to cherish!
Format: Kindle
Diane Alber teams with Ryan Thomas in creating their PURPLE SPACE CHICKENS series, books that focus on inspiring art and creativity in children. The characters (both human and animal) sparkle throughout and the authors open with a taste of the fun to come introducing the boy Bear: ‘My name is Bear…It’s a code name I gave myself. Why a code name? Well, everyone in this book has one. Trust me, it’s better that way. I don’t want you knowing who I really am because the last thing I need is NASA asking a dozen questions - or worse, taking my little friend. But I had to document everything, because this experience is straight out of this world…literally.’ And with that intro we meet little chicken Nugget and the story sails forth with an amazingly entertaining and creative plot. There are many attributes to this series intended for grade school kids – one fine chapter book stories that will definitely continue!
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2025

recommand products