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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... kind of con- trast be fully recognised and appreciated , that the reader should keep his attention constantly directed to it . The nature of luminous and sombre colours should also be well understood , particularly with reference to ...
... kind of con- trast be fully recognised and appreciated , that the reader should keep his attention constantly directed to it . The nature of luminous and sombre colours should also be well understood , particularly with reference to ...
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... Kind . - Harmonies of analogous colours 2nd Kind . - Harmonies of contrasts . § 4. - Assortments of red , orange , yellow , green , blue , and violet , with white , black , and grey Article 1. - Colours with white A. Binary assortments ...
... Kind . - Harmonies of analogous colours 2nd Kind . - Harmonies of contrasts . § 4. - Assortments of red , orange , yellow , green , blue , and violet , with white , black , and grey Article 1. - Colours with white A. Binary assortments ...
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... kind of coating , painted in several colours SECTION III . Applications to clothing Introduction CHAPTER I. - Men's clothing · • 264 265 • 266 · ib . § 1. — Of the advantages of contrast considered with regard to the optical ...
... kind of coating , painted in several colours SECTION III . Applications to clothing Introduction CHAPTER I. - Men's clothing · • 264 265 • 266 · ib . § 1. — Of the advantages of contrast considered with regard to the optical ...
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... kind of modification the second will receive from the first , as this modification is the result of the mixture of the complementary with the contiguous colour . The process is easy when the contiguous colours are both primaries , and ...
... kind of modification the second will receive from the first , as this modification is the result of the mixture of the complementary with the contiguous colour . The process is easy when the contiguous colours are both primaries , and ...
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... KIND OF HARMONY FOR A GIVEN OBJECT . In proceeding to the selection of an assortment of coloured objects , we have to take into consideration suitability or appropriateness to the object in view . Where the greatest brilliancy and ...
... KIND OF HARMONY FOR A GIVEN OBJECT . In proceeding to the selection of an assortment of coloured objects , we have to take into consideration suitability or appropriateness to the object in view . Where the greatest brilliancy and ...
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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