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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... Simultaneous Contrast of Colours ; researches which have been greatly extended since the lecture I gave on this subject at the Institute on the 7th April , 1828. The extension they have taken is a consequence of the method which ...
... Simultaneous Contrast of Colours ; researches which have been greatly extended since the lecture I gave on this subject at the Institute on the 7th April , 1828. The extension they have taken is a consequence of the method which ...
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... simultaneous contrast of colours . Thus this work is really the fruit of the method à posteriori : facts are ob- served , defined , described , then they become generalised in a simple expression which has all the characters of a law of ...
... simultaneous contrast of colours . Thus this work is really the fruit of the method à posteriori : facts are ob- served , defined , described , then they become generalised in a simple expression which has all the characters of a law of ...
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... simultaneous contrast of colours ; but upon reflecting that a great many things are unknown to the reader , I thought a summary of my re- searches , placed at the end of this work , would possess all the advantages of my first intention ...
... simultaneous contrast of colours ; but upon reflecting that a great many things are unknown to the reader , I thought a summary of my re- searches , placed at the end of this work , would possess all the advantages of my first intention ...
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... simultaneous contrast of colours , and its demonstration • • by experiment . CHAPTER I. - Method of observing the phenomena of simultaneous contrast of colours · Definition of simultaneous contrast Experimental demonstration of contrast ...
... simultaneous contrast of colours , and its demonstration • • by experiment . CHAPTER I. - Method of observing the phenomena of simultaneous contrast of colours · Definition of simultaneous contrast Experimental demonstration of contrast ...
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... simultaneous , successive , and mixed con- trast of colours ; and an account of the connection between the ex- periments made by the author and those of other observers CHAPTER I. - Distinction between simultaneous , successive , and mixed ...
... simultaneous , successive , and mixed con- trast of colours ; and an account of the connection between the ex- periments made by the author and those of other observers CHAPTER I. - Distinction between simultaneous , successive , and mixed ...
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agreeable appear arrangement association ASSORTMENT OF COLOURS assortment White BEAUVAIS TAPESTRY Bengal Rose binary Black Blue border brilliant carpet CHAPTER chiar'oscuro coloured light coloured materials coloured objects complementary complementary colour complexion composed contiguous contrast of colours contrast of tone Dahlia decoration different colours dominant colour drapery employed example favourable flat tints flowers glass Gobelins Green Green threads Guelder Rose hangings harmonies of analogy harmony of contrast hues imitation Indigo Jasminum fruticans Judas tree juxtaposition Laburnum latter law of contrast law of simultaneous less light tones masses mixed mixture modifications neutralise observations Orange Orange colour ornaments painter painting patterns perceive picture pink placed plants preceding present principle principle of distinct produce Prunus mahaleb pure colour rays falling reflected relation remark result Ribes rubrum Savonnerie scale sight simultaneous contrast spectator stuff suitable surface tapestry threads tion trast uniform Violet Lilac wainscoting White ground white light Yellow