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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... Natural History of Man . Illustrated . 58 . Lilly's Introduction to Astrology . With numerous Emendations , by ZADKIEL . 58 . Miller's ( Professor ) History , Philoso- phically considered . In 4 vols . 38. 6d . each . Parkes's ...
... Natural History of Man . Illustrated . 58 . Lilly's Introduction to Astrology . With numerous Emendations , by ZADKIEL . 58 . Miller's ( Professor ) History , Philoso- phically considered . In 4 vols . 38. 6d . each . Parkes's ...
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... Natural Society , On the Sublime and Beautiful , and Political Miscellanies . Vol . 2. French Revolution , & c . Vol . 3. Appeal from the New to the Old Whigs ; the Catholic Claims , & c . Vol . 4. On the Affairs of India , and Charge ...
... Natural Society , On the Sublime and Beautiful , and Political Miscellanies . Vol . 2. French Revolution , & c . Vol . 3. Appeal from the New to the Old Whigs ; the Catholic Claims , & c . Vol . 4. On the Affairs of India , and Charge ...
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... Nature . Upwards of 100 Engravings . ( Mary and William ) Stories of English and Foreign Life . Twenty beau- tiful Engravings . Hunt's ( Leigh ) Book for a Corner . Eighty extremely beautiful Engravings . India , Pictorial , Descriptive ...
... Nature . Upwards of 100 Engravings . ( Mary and William ) Stories of English and Foreign Life . Twenty beau- tiful Engravings . Hunt's ( Leigh ) Book for a Corner . Eighty extremely beautiful Engravings . India , Pictorial , Descriptive ...
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... by the sight of colours , -in fact , without at all understanding the nature of the subject they , with so much complacency , suppose themselves to have fully elucidated . Others have added new testimony to the truth of the.
... by the sight of colours , -in fact , without at all understanding the nature of the subject they , with so much complacency , suppose themselves to have fully elucidated . Others have added new testimony to the truth of the.
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... natural phenomena and experiment , which every reader can easily repeat and verify for himself . The chief error ... nature of luminous and sombre colours should also be well understood , particularly with reference to their degree ...
... natural phenomena and experiment , which every reader can easily repeat and verify for himself . The chief error ... nature of luminous and sombre colours should also be well understood , particularly with reference to their degree ...
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agreeable appear arrangement association ASSORTMENT OF COLOURS assortment White BEAUVAIS TAPESTRY Bengal Rose binary Black Blue border brilliant carpet CHAPTER chiar'oscuro coloured light coloured materials coloured objects complementary complementary colour complexion composed contiguous contrast of colours contrast of tone Dahlia decoration different colours dominant colour drapery employed example favourable flat tints flowers glass Gobelins Green Green threads Guelder Rose hangings harmonies of analogy harmony of contrast hues imitation Indigo Jasminum fruticans Judas tree juxtaposition Laburnum latter law of contrast law of simultaneous less light tones masses mixed mixture modifications neutralise observations Orange Orange colour ornaments painter painting patterns perceive picture pink placed plants preceding present principle principle of distinct produce Prunus mahaleb pure colour rays falling reflected relation remark result Ribes rubrum Savonnerie scale sight simultaneous contrast spectator stuff suitable surface tapestry threads tion trast uniform Violet Lilac wainscoting White ground white light Yellow