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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... EXPERIMENTAL ESTHETICS OF COLOURED OBJECTS . Interference of the preceding principles in judging of coloured objects with respect to their colours , considered individually and in the manner under which they are respectively associated ...
... EXPERIMENTAL ESTHETICS OF COLOURED OBJECTS . Interference of the preceding principles in judging of coloured objects with respect to their colours , considered individually and in the manner under which they are respectively associated ...
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... experiment , consequently no formula or law could be deduced from them wherewith to guide the inquirer . M. Chevreul's work is based on strict scientific investigation ; his observations and experiments can be repeated by every one ...
... experiment , consequently no formula or law could be deduced from them wherewith to guide the inquirer . M. Chevreul's work is based on strict scientific investigation ; his observations and experiments can be repeated by every one ...
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... EXPERIMENT . SECOND SECTION . - ON THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN SIMUL- TANEOUS , SUCCESSIVE , AND MIXED CONTRAST OF COLOURS ; AND AN AC- · COUNT OF THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE EXPERIMENTS MADE BY THE AUTHOR AND THOSE OF OTHER OB- SERVERS ...
... EXPERIMENT . SECOND SECTION . - ON THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN SIMUL- TANEOUS , SUCCESSIVE , AND MIXED CONTRAST OF COLOURS ; AND AN AC- · COUNT OF THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE EXPERIMENTS MADE BY THE AUTHOR AND THOSE OF OTHER OB- SERVERS ...
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... EXPERIMENT . CHAPTER I. - METHOD OF OBSERVING THE PHENOMENA OF SIMUL- TANEOUS CONTRAST OF COLOURS . Definition of Simultaneous Contrast ( 8 ) . Experimental Demonstration of Contrast of Tone ( 9 ) . Experi- mental Demonstration of ...
... EXPERIMENT . CHAPTER I. - METHOD OF OBSERVING THE PHENOMENA OF SIMUL- TANEOUS CONTRAST OF COLOURS . Definition of Simultaneous Contrast ( 8 ) . Experimental Demonstration of Contrast of Tone ( 9 ) . Experi- mental Demonstration of ...
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... Experimental Demonstration of Contrast of Tone . ( 9. ) Take two portions , o , o ' , fig . 1. , of a sheet of unglazed paper of about twenty inches square , coloured light grey by means of a mixture of whiting and lamp - black ; fix ...
... Experimental Demonstration of Contrast of Tone . ( 9. ) Take two portions , o , o ' , fig . 1. , of a sheet of unglazed paper of about twenty inches square , coloured light grey by means of a mixture of whiting and lamp - black ; fix ...
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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