The Principles of Harmony and Contrast of Colours, and Their Applications to the Arts: Including Painting, Interior Decoration, Tapestries, Carpets, Mosaics, Coloured Glazing, Paper-staining, Calico-printing, Letterpress Printing, Map-colouring, Dress, Landscape and Flower Gardening, EtcHenry G. Bohn, 1860 - 465 pages |
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... applicable to colours and to their modifications : 2. The means of representing and defining these colours and their modifications by the aid of a graphic con- struction or diagram : 3. A classification of the Harmonies of Colours : 4 ...
... applicable to colours and to their modifications : 2. The means of representing and defining these colours and their modifications by the aid of a graphic con- struction or diagram : 3. A classification of the Harmonies of Colours : 4 ...
Page 86
... applicable to the assortment with Grey , taking into ac- count , to a certain extent , the difference of tone which exists between Grey and Black . RECAPITULATION OF THE PRECEDING OBSERVATIONS . ( 236. ) I will now give a summary of the ...
... applicable to the assortment with Grey , taking into ac- count , to a certain extent , the difference of tone which exists between Grey and Black . RECAPITULATION OF THE PRECEDING OBSERVATIONS . ( 236. ) I will now give a summary of the ...
Page 138
... removed by the last touches . If what I have said is true , there are some painters to whom the axiom , Let well alone , will be perfectly applicable . SECOND DIVISION . IMITATION OF COLOURED OBJECTS WITH COLOURED MATERIALS.
... removed by the last touches . If what I have said is true , there are some painters to whom the axiom , Let well alone , will be perfectly applicable . SECOND DIVISION . IMITATION OF COLOURED OBJECTS WITH COLOURED MATERIALS.
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... applicable ; it is not applicable to all , as there are some papers of but a single colour . I rank in the first category papers having figures and land- scapes , as well as those representing flowers of different sizes and of varied ...
... applicable ; it is not applicable to all , as there are some papers of but a single colour . I rank in the first category papers having figures and land- scapes , as well as those representing flowers of different sizes and of varied ...
Page 188
... applicable to every composition which resembles a picture , or , in other words , the tapestry of figures and landscapes ; but , whatever be the merit of paper - hangings of this category , and the difficulty which has to be surmounted ...
... applicable to every composition which resembles a picture , or , in other words , the tapestry of figures and landscapes ; but , whatever be the merit of paper - hangings of this category , and the difficulty which has to be surmounted ...
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aerial perspective agreeable artist association assortment White band BEAUVAIS TAPESTRY binary assortments Black Blue and Violet border brilliant CHAPTER chiar'oscuro coloured light coloured materials coloured objects coloured rays complementary colour complexion contrast of colours contrast of tone different colours drapery employed example favourable flat tints flowers furniture glass GOBELINS TAPESTRY Green Green threads Greenish-Yellow hangings harmony of analogy harmony of contrast height of tone hues imitation incline Indigo inferior intensity Jasminum fruticans Laburnum latter law of contrast LAW OF SIMULTANEOUS less less Brown light tones Lilac luminous colours manner mixture neutralise normal tone observations Orange Orange colour Orange-Yellow painter painting paper patterns perceive picture Pink placed plants portion preceding present principle Prunus mahaleb pure colour rays falling reflected remark render represent result retina rose SAVONNERIE CARPETS scale simple colours simultaneous contrast sombre colours spectator stripes stuff surface tion trast Violet wainscoting White ground white light