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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... give to them the name of simultaneous contrast of colours ; and I call contrast of tone the modification in intensity of colour , and contrast of colour that which affects the optical composition of each juxtaposed colour . The ...
... give to them the name of simultaneous contrast of colours ; and I call contrast of tone the modification in intensity of colour , and contrast of colour that which affects the optical composition of each juxtaposed colour . The ...
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... give rise , we must analyse the part the two contrasts - those of Tone and of Colour - perform in the phenomenon considered in its general bearing . The black surface being deeper than the colour with which it is in juxtaposition , the ...
... give rise , we must analyse the part the two contrasts - those of Tone and of Colour - perform in the phenomenon considered in its general bearing . The black surface being deeper than the colour with which it is in juxtaposition , the ...
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... give in the following chapter , that in default of this distinction , one of the subjects of optics , the most fruitful in its applications , has not generally been treated with that precision and clear- ness necessary to impress its ...
... give in the following chapter , that in default of this distinction , one of the subjects of optics , the most fruitful in its applications , has not generally been treated with that precision and clear- ness necessary to impress its ...
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... give some examples of mixed contrast . ( 86. ) The left eye having seen Red during a certain time , has an aptitude to see in succession Green , the complemen- tary to Red . If it then looks at a Yellow , it perceives an impression ...
... give some examples of mixed contrast . ( 86. ) The left eye having seen Red during a certain time , has an aptitude to see in succession Green , the complemen- tary to Red . If it then looks at a Yellow , it perceives an impression ...
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... gives their colours a brown tinge , as they never possess the purity of the colours of the spectrum . ( 127. ) If it be true that the experiments of Rumford cor- respond with those which I have made with colours in con- nection with ...
... gives their colours a brown tinge , as they never possess the purity of the colours of the spectrum . ( 127. ) If it be true that the experiments of Rumford cor- respond with those which I have made with colours in con- nection with ...
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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