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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... given to literature in the present generation , a work that owes its chief merit to its exhibition of the method of investigation enounced by our illustrious Bacon . * In one instance † the author was made to say exactly the reverse of ...
... given to literature in the present generation , a work that owes its chief merit to its exhibition of the method of investigation enounced by our illustrious Bacon . * In one instance † the author was made to say exactly the reverse of ...
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... given number of coloured substances CHAPTER IV . - On the juxtaposition of coloured substances with white CHAPTER V. - On the juxtaposition of coloured substances with black CHAPTER VI . - On the juxtaposition of coloured substances ...
... given number of coloured substances CHAPTER IV . - On the juxtaposition of coloured substances with white CHAPTER V. - On the juxtaposition of coloured substances with black CHAPTER VI . - On the juxtaposition of coloured substances ...
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... given colour . The tones of a colour produced by the addi- tion of white added to the normal colour . The tones of a colour produced by the addi- tion of black to the normal colour . Prismatic Spectrum . . The image of a ray of xxviii ...
... given colour . The tones of a colour produced by the addi- tion of white added to the normal colour . The tones of a colour produced by the addi- tion of black to the normal colour . Prismatic Spectrum . . The image of a ray of xxviii ...
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... given to the luminous colours ; and the sombre colours made as thin and pale as possible . SCALE OF COLOUR . Scale is the collection of tones of a given colour . There are as many scales of colour as there are hues . Thus we have tones ...
... given to the luminous colours ; and the sombre colours made as thin and pale as possible . SCALE OF COLOUR . Scale is the collection of tones of a given colour . There are as many scales of colour as there are hues . Thus we have tones ...
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... given colour , Red , for instance , may experience many modifica- tions , so as to appear very different from what it really is , according to the circumstances under which it is viewed . It may be modified in its colour : 1o . By being ...
... given colour , Red , for instance , may experience many modifica- tions , so as to appear very different from what it really is , according to the circumstances under which it is viewed . It may be modified in its colour : 1o . By being ...
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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