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The rudiments of colours and of colouring : with the nature of pigments for the use of decorative artists, painters, etc.

Field, George, 1777?-1854, Mallet, Robert · 1870 · London : Strahan · 8 pictures

A colour theory treatise by George Field and Robert Mallet, published in London by Strahan in 1870 for decorative artists and painters. The pictures are simple line diagrams: a colour wheel with letter labels, a geometric construction with lines of sight, a prism refracting light into red, yellow and green, and a graph of overlapping spectral curves labelled R, Y and B, useful for designers wanting schematic, scientific-looking figures.

Color in art · Painting

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