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 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 57
Page xxxvii
... consider that the complementary called up being much less intense than the colour to which it is added , we obtain the result by subtracting from the latter secondary a portion of that primary which , with the complementary , forms ...
... consider that the complementary called up being much less intense than the colour to which it is added , we obtain the result by subtracting from the latter secondary a portion of that primary which , with the complementary , forms ...
Page xlv
... consider the aspect of the apartment , and whether it is to be used by daylight or artificial light . A room with a cold northern aspect , used in the daytime , should be furnished with objects of light warm tones ; while in a room with ...
... consider the aspect of the apartment , and whether it is to be used by daylight or artificial light . A room with a cold northern aspect , used in the daytime , should be furnished with objects of light warm tones ; while in a room with ...
Page 26
... juxta- position , and the explanation which results therefrom , accord- ing to the manner in which we consider the physical com- position of white light , are also clearly explained in 26 [ PART I. METHOD OF OBSERVING.
... juxta- position , and the explanation which results therefrom , accord- ing to the manner in which we consider the physical com- position of white light , are also clearly explained in 26 [ PART I. METHOD OF OBSERVING.
Page 36
... consider- able time looked at a yellow fabric , and he is then shown orange or scarlet stuffs , it is found that he takes them to be amaranth - red , or crimson , for there is a tendency in the re- tina , excited by yellow , to acquire ...
... consider- able time looked at a yellow fabric , and he is then shown orange or scarlet stuffs , it is found that he takes them to be amaranth - red , or crimson , for there is a tendency in the re- tina , excited by yellow , to acquire ...
Page 45
... consider the white of this band as being composed of a bluish - green and red . But the impres- sion of the red colour , acting with much less force than that produced by the surrounding colour of the same kind , is eclipsed by the ...
... consider the white of this band as being composed of a bluish - green and red . But the impres- sion of the red colour , acting with much less force than that produced by the surrounding colour of the same kind , is eclipsed by the ...
Contents
xxvii | |
xxxv | |
2 | |
6 | |
19 | |
25 | |
31 | |
43 | |
186 | |
203 | |
205 | |
211 | |
219 | |
227 | |
235 | |
241 | |
49 | |
69 | |
76 | |
86 | |
93 | |
103 | |
112 | |
116 | |
118 | |
139 | |
145 | |
151 | |
158 | |
166 | |
170 | |
177 | |
244 | |
260 | |
289 | |
320 | |
329 | |
346 | |
357 | |
366 | |
372 | |
378 | |
394 | |
414 | |
426 | |
451 | |
460 | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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