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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... necessary to the artist , is equally and indispensably necessary to the connoisseur . " Seventh Discourse by the same Author . ASHMOLEAN OXFORD MUSEUM ΤΟ J. BERZELI U S , IN TESTIMONY OF FRIENDSHIP.
... necessary to the artist , is equally and indispensably necessary to the connoisseur . " Seventh Discourse by the same Author . ASHMOLEAN OXFORD MUSEUM ΤΟ J. BERZELI U S , IN TESTIMONY OF FRIENDSHIP.
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... necessary to the successful result of great undertakings : it is only necessary to refer to the discussions raised upon the proper colouring for the Crystal Palace , in 1851 . THIRD EDITION . IN the present edition the translation has ...
... necessary to the successful result of great undertakings : it is only necessary to refer to the discussions raised upon the proper colouring for the Crystal Palace , in 1851 . THIRD EDITION . IN the present edition the translation has ...
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... necessary for the reader to forget much that he may have learned from other sources . The notions hitherto prevalent on this important subject were very vague and empirical , not to say fanciful . They had no foundation in observation ...
... necessary for the reader to forget much that he may have learned from other sources . The notions hitherto prevalent on this important subject were very vague and empirical , not to say fanciful . They had no foundation in observation ...
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... necessary to commence with an examination of its composition , as the laws of contrast of colours are entirely dependent upon it . When a ray of sunshine , or white light , as it is termed , passes through a glass prism , it is ...
... necessary to commence with an examination of its composition , as the laws of contrast of colours are entirely dependent upon it . When a ray of sunshine , or white light , as it is termed , passes through a glass prism , it is ...
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... necessary to refer to some invariable type or standard of colour , so that when speaking of Blue , we may not be in doubt as to whether the colour represented by Prussian Blue , or by Cobalt Blue is meant . This type , or standard , is ...
... necessary to refer to some invariable type or standard of colour , so that when speaking of Blue , we may not be in doubt as to whether the colour represented by Prussian Blue , or by Cobalt Blue is meant . This type , or standard , is ...
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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