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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Page 47
... the circum- stances under which I have studied it . Every author who * Traité de Physique , 3 ° édition , tom . ii . p . 272 . has treated of accidental colours , agrees in considering them SECT . III . ] 47 EXPERIMENTAL DEMONSTRATIONS .
... the circum- stances under which I have studied it . Every author who * Traité de Physique , 3 ° édition , tom . ii . p . 272 . has treated of accidental colours , agrees in considering them SECT . III . ] 47 EXPERIMENTAL DEMONSTRATIONS .
Page 48
... considering them as being the result of fatigue of the eye . If this be incon- testably true in the case of successive contrast , I do not believe it to be so of simultaneous contrast ; for , in arrang- ing the coloured bands in the ...
... considering them as being the result of fatigue of the eye . If this be incon- testably true in the case of successive contrast , I do not believe it to be so of simultaneous contrast ; for , in arrang- ing the coloured bands in the ...
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... consider the realisation of my chromatic construction to be entirely different from that in which ana- logous constructions are conceived in employing Carmine as the type of Red , Gamboge as the type of Yellow , and Ultra- marine or ...
... consider the realisation of my chromatic construction to be entirely different from that in which ana- logous constructions are conceived in employing Carmine as the type of Red , Gamboge as the type of Yellow , and Ultra- marine or ...
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... consider that if White preserves to each colour its character , and even heightens it by contrast , it can never itself be taken for a colour properly so called ; as Grey , on the contrary , can be so , it happens that it produces with ...
... consider that if White preserves to each colour its character , and even heightens it by contrast , it can never itself be taken for a colour properly so called ; as Grey , on the contrary , can be so , it happens that it produces with ...
Page 98
... consider the position of the spectator viewing an object lighted by diffused day- light , the surface of which is so disposed as not to act equally in all its parts upon the light which it reflects to the eye of the spectator . ARTICLE ...
... consider the position of the spectator viewing an object lighted by diffused day- light , the surface of which is so disposed as not to act equally in all its parts upon the light which it reflects to the eye of the spectator . ARTICLE ...
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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