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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... band 1 , the contrast is produced simply by the contiguity of the edge bb with the edge a a of the stripe 2 ; in the stripe 10 it is simply by the contact of the edge a a with the edge b b of the stripe 9. But in each of the ...
... band 1 , the contrast is produced simply by the contiguity of the edge bb with the edge a a of the stripe 2 ; in the stripe 10 it is simply by the contact of the edge a a with the edge b b of the stripe 9. But in each of the ...
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... bands we shall see that the blue , which at first ap- peared greener , will soon appear more violet , and that the orange , which at first appeared yellower , will become redder , so that the phenomenon of modification , dependent upon ...
... bands we shall see that the blue , which at first ap- peared greener , will soon appear more violet , and that the orange , which at first appeared yellower , will become redder , so that the phenomenon of modification , dependent upon ...
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... bands ( 11. ) , we can represent by coloured circular spaces the modifications which the principal colours tend to induce in those which are contiguous to them . . Take circular pieces of paper , or other material , coloured red , green ...
... bands ( 11. ) , we can represent by coloured circular spaces the modifications which the principal colours tend to induce in those which are contiguous to them . . Take circular pieces of paper , or other material , coloured red , green ...
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... bands is a means of demonstrating the difficulty of fixing the types of pure colours SECT . I. ] 25 SIMULTANEOUS CONTRAST OF COLOURS . 25 -On the juxtaposition of coloured bodies belonging the colours of the same group of coloured rays.
... bands is a means of demonstrating the difficulty of fixing the types of pure colours SECT . I. ] 25 SIMULTANEOUS CONTRAST OF COLOURS . 25 -On the juxtaposition of coloured bodies belonging the colours of the same group of coloured rays.
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... bands of paper of six lines in width and two inches in length are laid side by side , one of which is covered with a powder coloured A , and the other with a grey powder composed of ceruse and lamp - black , in such proportions that the ...
... bands of paper of six lines in width and two inches in length are laid side by side , one of which is covered with a powder coloured A , and the other with a grey powder composed of ceruse and lamp - black , in such proportions that the ...
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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