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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... EDITION . WITH AN ADDITIONAL INTRODUCTION BY THE TRANSLATOR , AND A GENERAL INDEX . ILLUSTRATED WITH PLATES . LONDON : HENRY G. BOHN , YORK STREET , COVENT GARDEN . " To derive all from native power , to owe 1860 . THE PRINCIPLES.
... EDITION . WITH AN ADDITIONAL INTRODUCTION BY THE TRANSLATOR , AND A GENERAL INDEX . ILLUSTRATED WITH PLATES . LONDON : HENRY G. BOHN , YORK STREET , COVENT GARDEN . " To derive all from native power , to owe 1860 . THE PRINCIPLES.
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... principles laid down , but still a recognition , which it is to be hoped may in due time extend to a full understanding . The translator cannot dismiss this book from his hands , without making a few remarks upon the treatment it has ...
... principles laid down , but still a recognition , which it is to be hoped may in due time extend to a full understanding . The translator cannot dismiss this book from his hands , without making a few remarks upon the treatment it has ...
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... principles of harmony and contrast , but which exhibit nothing more clearly than the ignorance and egotism of their authors . They resemble nothing so much as portable backgammon - boards , labelled with the titles of works of standard ...
... principles of harmony and contrast , but which exhibit nothing more clearly than the ignorance and egotism of their authors . They resemble nothing so much as portable backgammon - boards , labelled with the titles of works of standard ...
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... principle of which they are the consequences , I have been led to the discovery of the one which I have named the law of simultaneous contrast of colours . Thus this work is really the fruit of the method à posteriori : facts are ob ...
... principle of which they are the consequences , I have been led to the discovery of the one which I have named the law of simultaneous contrast of colours . Thus this work is really the fruit of the method à posteriori : facts are ob ...
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... principles Author's Introduction PART I. THEORETICAL . SECTION I. PAGE V • ix xxvii 3 On the law of simultaneous contrast of colours , and its demonstration by experiment . · CHAPTER I. - Method of observing the phenomena of ...
... principles Author's Introduction PART I. THEORETICAL . SECTION I. PAGE V • ix xxvii 3 On the law of simultaneous contrast of colours , and its demonstration by experiment . · CHAPTER I. - Method of observing the phenomena of ...
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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