Elements of the art of dying : containing the theory of dying in general, as far as it respects the properties of colouring substances
A 1792 Edinburgh dyeing manual by chemist Claude-Louis Berthollet, written for dyers and chemists studying colouring substances. Its single picture is a dark engraved plate of a draped figure holding up a folded cloth against a shadowed wall, which suggests how a designer might use strong contrast, hatched shading and classical drapery in a monochrome textile study.
