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 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 65
Page xi
... patterns , my views and opinions must only be , for the readers of whom I speak , as those of a private individual who has had frequent opportunities of seeing and examining works of art in the production of which he has no influence to ...
... patterns , my views and opinions must only be , for the readers of whom I speak , as those of a private individual who has had frequent opportunities of seeing and examining works of art in the production of which he has no influence to ...
Page xvi
... patterns for Gobelins tapestry must possess 155 · SECTION II . Beauvais tapestry for furniture . CHAPTER I. - Of the elements of Beauvais tapestry for furniture CHAPTER II . - On the subjects represented on the Beauvais tapestries for ...
... patterns for Gobelins tapestry must possess 155 · SECTION II . Beauvais tapestry for furniture . CHAPTER I. - Of the elements of Beauvais tapestry for furniture CHAPTER II . - On the subjects represented on the Beauvais tapestries for ...
Page xxii
... patterns of the same colour . ib . CHAPTER II . - Influence of a surrounding colour upon one colour when compared with another colour CHAPTER III . - On the effect of contrast upon the browns and the lights of most of the scales of wool ...
... patterns of the same colour . ib . CHAPTER II . - Influence of a surrounding colour upon one colour when compared with another colour CHAPTER III . - On the effect of contrast upon the browns and the lights of most of the scales of wool ...
Page xxxvii
... patterns of the same colour , such as blue or red , if they are not identical when compared together , we must con- sider that the difference is exaggerated by contrast . Thus , if one is greenish - blue , it will make the other appear ...
... patterns of the same colour , such as blue or red , if they are not identical when compared together , we must con- sider that the difference is exaggerated by contrast . Thus , if one is greenish - blue , it will make the other appear ...
Page xlii
... pattern may appear to be very different in colour from what was intended , and from what it really is . If the pattern is ... patterns undergo upon different coloured grounds , are as follows : Upon a Red ground , they appear Dark Green ...
... pattern may appear to be very different in colour from what was intended , and from what it really is . If the pattern is ... patterns undergo upon different coloured grounds , are as follows : Upon a Red ground , they appear Dark Green ...
Contents
xxvii | |
xxxv | |
2 | |
6 | |
19 | |
25 | |
31 | |
43 | |
186 | |
203 | |
205 | |
211 | |
219 | |
227 | |
235 | |
241 | |
49 | |
69 | |
76 | |
86 | |
93 | |
103 | |
112 | |
116 | |
118 | |
139 | |
145 | |
151 | |
158 | |
166 | |
170 | |
177 | |
244 | |
260 | |
289 | |
320 | |
329 | |
346 | |
357 | |
366 | |
372 | |
378 | |
394 | |
414 | |
426 | |
451 | |
460 | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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