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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... retina upon which the white light of the square acted in the first part of the experiment , is more fatigued than the remainder of the retina , which has received only a feeble impression from the faint rays reflected by the black ...
... retina upon which the white light of the square acted in the first part of the experiment , is more fatigued than the remainder of the retina , which has received only a feeble impression from the faint rays reflected by the black ...
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... retina which has not been fatigued , than upon that part which has been : hence the image of the black square seen ... retina on which the light of the blue square acted in the first part of the experiment being more fatigued by this ...
... retina which has not been fatigued , than upon that part which has been : hence the image of the black square seen ... retina on which the light of the blue square acted in the first part of the experiment being more fatigued by this ...
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... retina , which in the first part of the experiment is impressed by a given colour , sees in the subsequent part of the observation , the complementary of the given colour , and this new impres- sion is independent of the extent of the ...
... retina , which in the first part of the experiment is impressed by a given colour , sees in the subsequent part of the observation , the complementary of the given colour , and this new impres- sion is independent of the extent of the ...
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... retina of a red band R , contiguous to a blue band B ; the first will acquire orange or lose blue , and the second will ac- quire green or lose red . Now , it is the portion of the retina on which the image of the band R is im- pressed ...
... retina of a red band R , contiguous to a blue band B ; the first will acquire orange or lose blue , and the second will ac- quire green or lose red . Now , it is the portion of the retina on which the image of the band R is im- pressed ...
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... retina . ( 139. ) It was doubtless owing to the difficulties presented in the explanation we have examined , that the illustrious author of the Mécanique Céleste was led to suggest another , which Haüy inserted in his Traité de Physique ...
... retina . ( 139. ) It was doubtless owing to the difficulties presented in the explanation we have examined , that the illustrious author of the Mécanique Céleste was led to suggest another , which Haüy inserted in his Traité de Physique ...
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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