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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... relation , or under that of its appli- cations ; the other concerned the chemical part of dyeing . Such , in fact , have been the two centres to which all my researches during ten years have converged . In proportion as they are ...
... relation , or under that of its appli- cations ; the other concerned the chemical part of dyeing . Such , in fact , have been the two centres to which all my researches during ten years have converged . In proportion as they are ...
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... relations these facts have together , in seek- ing the principle of which they are the consequences , I have been ... relation to the Gobelins and Beauvais tapestries , and to Savonnerie carpets , from the examinations which they will ...
... relations these facts have together , in seek- ing the principle of which they are the consequences , I have been ... relation to the Gobelins and Beauvais tapestries , and to Savonnerie carpets , from the examinations which they will ...
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... relation to paper - hangings with figures , landscapes , or large flowers of varied colours CHAPTER III . - On the law of simultaneous contrast of colours , in relation to paper - hangings with designs in a single colour , or in colours ...
... relation to paper - hangings with figures , landscapes , or large flowers of varied colours CHAPTER III . - On the law of simultaneous contrast of colours , in relation to paper - hangings with designs in a single colour , or in colours ...
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... relation of their respective colours 277 Article 4. - Of the head - dress , in relation to the coloured rays which it may reflect upon the skin . 279 2. On the assortment of colours in the dress of women with copper - coloured skins ...
... relation of their respective colours 277 Article 4. - Of the head - dress , in relation to the coloured rays which it may reflect upon the skin . 279 2. On the assortment of colours in the dress of women with copper - coloured skins ...
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... relation of the colour of their flowers CHAPTER IV . - Examples of plants which can be associated together under the relation of the colour of their foliage SUB - SECTION II . On the distribution and planting of trees , & c . , in ...
... relation of the colour of their flowers CHAPTER IV . - Examples of plants which can be associated together under the relation of the colour of their foliage SUB - SECTION II . On the distribution and planting of trees , & c . , in ...
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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