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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... rela- tively to the borders of paper - hangings SECTION III . Printing or writing on papers of various colours CHAPTER I. - Introduction • 189 190 · 203 . 204 CHAPTER II . - On the assortment of colours with CONTENTS . xvii.
... rela- tively to the borders of paper - hangings SECTION III . Printing or writing on papers of various colours CHAPTER I. - Introduction • 189 190 · 203 . 204 CHAPTER II . - On the assortment of colours with CONTENTS . xvii.
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... borders , in furniture and clothing , and in flower - gardens . 2. ASSOCIATION OF NON - COMPLEMENTARY COLOURS . The result of this association differs from the preceding in this respect the complementary of one of the colours differing ...
... borders , in furniture and clothing , and in flower - gardens . 2. ASSOCIATION OF NON - COMPLEMENTARY COLOURS . The result of this association differs from the preceding in this respect the complementary of one of the colours differing ...
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... borders , one of which is red , the other blue ; he per- ceives each of them changed by virtue of their reciprocal contrast ; thus the red becomes more and more orange , in proportion as it approaches the blue , as this latter takes ...
... borders , one of which is red , the other blue ; he per- ceives each of them changed by virtue of their reciprocal contrast ; thus the red becomes more and more orange , in proportion as it approaches the blue , as this latter takes ...
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... border of a carpet upon which chairs , couches , sofas , & c . , are placed , must be black or brown : in the case where preference is given to a ground uniform with the pattern , this latter must be very simple , and composed only of ...
... border of a carpet upon which chairs , couches , sofas , & c . , are placed , must be black or brown : in the case where preference is given to a ground uniform with the pattern , this latter must be very simple , and composed only of ...
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... border or a ground analogous to the rose - windows , a figure of a saint in perfect harmony with those which stand in relief about the portals of the edifice ; and these latter figures , to be appreciated at their true value , must be ...
... border or a ground analogous to the rose - windows , a figure of a saint in perfect harmony with those which stand in relief about the portals of the edifice ; and these latter figures , to be appreciated at their true value , must be ...
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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