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Surgeon operating on a man's foot
- At the Alchemist
- Circa 1820 – circa 1870
In a small workshop a medical alchemist tends to the foot of a seated patient while the man's wife and child look on. At left, an assistant grinds a substance--likely a medicine or salve--in a small mortar and pestle.…
- After Teniers, David, 1610-1690
- Subject Medicine and art, Medicine, Alchemy, Alchemy in art
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Notes on lecture by Matthieu Orfila in Paris
- 1834
Lecture notes recorded by Jean-Baptiste-Alexandre Stroehlin in Paris when he attended lectures given by Matthieu Orfila. The lectures are organized around specific chemicals, thus there are headings such as "Carbonates"…
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Louis Pasteur lecture notes on crystal structure, tartaric acid, and arsenites (1 of 4)
- After 1849 – before 1895
First page of handwritten lecture notes with diagrams prepared by Louis Pasteur for a lecture to the National Academy of Medicine on the subject of crystal structures, tartaric acid, and arsenites. This work led to the…
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Louis Pasteur lecture notes on crystal structure, tartaric acid, and arsenites (2 of 4)
- After 1849 – before 1895
Second page of handwritten lecture notes with diagrams prepared by Louis Pasteur for a lecture to the National Academy of Medicine on the subject of crystal structures, tartaric acid, and arsenites. This work led to the…
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Letter from Louis Pasteur to an unidentified colleague, 1866
- 1866-Sep-05
In this letter Louis Pasteur indicates his displeasure with the winemakers of France for opposing pasteurization. He goes on to praise the California winemakers for embracing the process fully. In the letter, Pasteur…
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Plate I: Couleurs d'un spectre solaire
- Colors of the Solar Spectrum
- 1864
Inscribed: "Couleurs d’un spectre solaire produit par un prisme de sulfure de carbone comparées aux types du premier cercle chromatique de Mr. E. Chevreul."
The plate indicates colors from Chevreul’s "first chromatic…
- Author Chevreul, M. E. (Michel Eugène), 1786-1889
- Engraver Digeon, René Henri
- Printer Of Plates Lamoureux
- Publisher J.-B. Baillière et fils
- Subject Color--Terminology, Color separation, Colors, Color printing
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Des couleurs et de leurs applications aux arts industriels à l'aide des cercles chromatiques
- Of Colors and of their Applications in the Industrial Arts with the Help of Chromatic Circles
- 1864
Michel Eugène Chevreul’s Des couleurs presents the French chemist’s color classification system distinguishing 14,400 hues and tones. The book’s plates, illustrating various tonal scales and color wheels, were produced…
- Author Chevreul, M. E. (Michel Eugène), 1786-1889
- Publisher J.-B. Baillière et fils
- Subject Color--Terminology, Color separation, Colors, Color printing
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Plate XIV: Dixième cercle chromatique
- Tenth chromatic circle
- 1864
Inscribed: "10ème cercle chromatique de Mr. Chevreul renfermant les couleurs rabattues, à 9/10 de noir."
Chevreul’s tenth chromatic circle shows the 72 pure hues from Plate V subdued with 9/10 black.
- Author Chevreul, M. E. (Michel Eugène), 1786-1889
- Engraver Digeon, René Henri
- Printer Of Plates Lamoureux
- Publisher J.-B. Baillière et fils
- Subject Color--Terminology, Color separation, Colors, Color printing
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Plate XIII: Neuvième cercle chromatique
- Ninth chromatic circle
- 1864
Inscribed: "9ème cercle chromatique de Mr. Chevreul renfermant les couleurs rabattues, à 8/10 de noir."
Chevreul’s ninth chromatic circle shows the 72 pure hues from Plate V subdued with 8/10 black.
- Author Chevreul, M. E. (Michel Eugène), 1786-1889
- Engraver Digeon, René Henri
- Printer Of Plates Lamoureux
- Publisher J.-B. Baillière et fils
- Subject Color--Terminology, Color separation, Colors, Color printing
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Plate XI: Septième cercle chromatique
- Seventh chromatic circle
- 1864
Inscribed: "7ème cercle chromatique de Mr. Chevreul renfermant les couleurs rabattues, à 6/10 de noir."
Chevreul’s seventh chromatic circle shows the 72 pure hues from Plate V subdued with 6/10 black.
- Author Chevreul, M. E. (Michel Eugène), 1786-1889
- Engraver Digeon, René Henri
- Printer Of Plates Lamoureux
- Publisher J.-B. Baillière et fils
- Subject Color--Terminology, Color separation, Colors, Color printing
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Plate XII: Huitième cercle chromatique
- Eighth chromatic circle
- 1864
Inscribed: "8ème cercle chromatique de Mr. Chevreul renfermant les couleurs rabattues, à 7/10 de noir."
Chevreul’s eighth chromatic circle shows the 72 pure hues from Plate V subdued with 7/10 black.
- Author Chevreul, M. E. (Michel Eugène), 1786-1889
- Engraver Digeon, René Henri
- Printer Of Plates Lamoureux
- Publisher J.-B. Baillière et fils
- Subject Color--Terminology, Color separation, Colors, Color printing
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Plate X: Sixième cercle chromatique
- Sixth chromatic circle
- 1864
Inscribed: "6ème cercle chromatique de Mr. Chevreul renfermant les couleurs rabattues, à 5/10 de noir."
Chevreul’s sixth chromatic circle shows the 72 pure hues from Plate V subdued with 5/10 black.
- Author Chevreul, M. E. (Michel Eugène), 1786-1889
- Engraver Digeon, René Henri
- Printer Of Plates Lamoureux
- Publisher J.-B. Baillière et fils
- Subject Color--Terminology, Color separation, Colors, Color printing
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Plate IX: Cinquième cercle chromatique
- Fifth chromatic circle
- 1864
Inscribed: "5ème cercle chromatique de Mr. Chevreul renfermant les couleurs rabattues, à 4/10 de noir."
Chevreul’s fifth chromatic circle shows the 72 pure hues from Plate V subdued with 4/10 black.
- Author Chevreul, M. E. (Michel Eugène), 1786-1889
- Engraver Digeon, René Henri
- Printer Of Plates Lamoureux
- Publisher J.-B. Baillière et fils
- Subject Color--Terminology, Color separation, Colors, Color printing
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Plate VIII: Quatrième cercle chromatique
- Fourth chromatic circle
- 1864
Inscribed: "4ème cercle chromatique de Mr. Chevreul renfermant les couleurs rabattues, à 3/10 de noir."
Chevreul’s fourth chromatic circle shows the 72 pure hues from Plate V subdued with 3/10 black.
- Author Chevreul, M. E. (Michel Eugène), 1786-1889
- Engraver Digeon, René Henri
- Printer Of Plates Lamoureux
- Publisher J.-B. Baillière et fils
- Subject Color--Terminology, Color separation, Colors, Color printing
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Plate IV: Zone circulaire divisée en 72 parties égales
- Circular zone divided into 72 equal parts
- 1864
Inscribed: "C’est la Planche 3 divisée en 72 parties égales avec cette condition que les zônes représentant le rouge, le jaune et le bleu, partagent en deux moities les trois parties où elles se trouvent."
This plate…
- Author Chevreul, M. E. (Michel Eugène), 1786-1889
- Engraver Digeon, René Henri
- Printer Of Plates Lamoureux
- Publisher J.-B. Baillière et fils
- Subject Color--Terminology, Color separation, Colors, Color printing
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Plate II: Gamme des tons bleus
- Scale of blue tones
- 1864
Inscribed: "Manière dont Mr. Chevreul conçoit qu'une couleur qui est indéfinie en allant du blanc au noir est distinguée en parties définies qu'il appelle tons."
Chevreul presents the gamut of a pure color—blue—from…
- Author Chevreul, M. E. (Michel Eugène), 1786-1889
- Engraver Digeon, René Henri
- Printer Of Plates Lamoureux
- Publisher J.-B. Baillière et fils
- Subject Color--Terminology, Color separation, Colors, Color printing
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Plate VI: Deuxième cercle chromatique
- Second chromatic circle
- 1864
Inscribed: "2ème cercle chromatique de Mr. Chevreul renfermant les couleurs rabattues, à 1/10 de noir."
Chevreul’s second chromatic circle shows the 72 pure hues from Plate V subdued with 1/10 black.
- Author Chevreul, M. E. (Michel Eugène), 1786-1889
- Engraver Digeon, René Henri
- Printer Of Plates Lamoureux
- Publisher J.-B. Baillière et fils
- Subject Color--Terminology, Color separation, Colors, Color printing
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Plate V: Premier cercle chromatique renfermant les couleurs franches
- First chromatic circle containing pure colors
- 1864
Inscribed: "1er cercle chromatique de Mr. Chevreul renfermant les couleurs franches."
Chevreul’s first chromatic circle shows 72 colors in their purest hues.
- Author Chevreul, M. E. (Michel Eugène), 1786-1889
- Engraver Digeon, René Henri
- Printer Of Plates Lamoureux
- Publisher J.-B. Baillière et fils
- Subject Color--Terminology, Color separation, Colors, Color printing
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Plate VII: Troisième cercle chromatique
- Third chromatic circle
- 1864
Inscribed: "3ème cercle chromatique de Mr. Chevreul renfermant les couleurs rabattues, à 2/10 de noir."
Chevreul’s third chromatic circle shows the 72 pure hues from Plate V subdued with 2/10 black.
- Author Chevreul, M. E. (Michel Eugène), 1786-1889
- Engraver Digeon, René Henri
- Printer Of Plates Lamoureux
- Publisher J.-B. Baillière et fils
- Subject Color--Terminology, Color separation, Colors, Color printing
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Plate III: Zône circulaire dont les couleurs sont continues
- Circular zone of continuous colors
- 1864
Inscribed: "Zône circulaire dont les couleurs sont continues. On la suppose formée d’une reunion de zônes excessivement étroites et contigues parmi lesquelles il en est trois qui sont a des distances égales, RR, JJ, et…
- Author Chevreul, M. E. (Michel Eugène), 1786-1889
- Engraver Digeon, René Henri
- Printer Of Plates Lamoureux
- Publisher J.-B. Baillière et fils
- Subject Color--Terminology, Color separation, Colors, Color printing
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Plate XXVII: Gamme chromatique: violet-rouge
- Chromatic scale of tones: purple-red
- 1864
The gamut of purple-red tones from light to dark along a 20-tone scale, where positions 0 and 21 correspond to white and black respectively.
- Author Chevreul, M. E. (Michel Eugène), 1786-1889
- Engraver Digeon, René Henri
- Printer Of Plates Ch. et A. Chardon (Paris)
- Publisher J.-B. Baillière et fils
- Subject Color--Terminology, Color separation, Colors, Color printing
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Plate XXVI: Gamme chromatique: violet
- Chromatic scale of tones: purple
- 1864
The gamut of purple tones from light to dark along a 20-tone scale, where positions 0 and 21 correspond to white and black respectively.
- Author Chevreul, M. E. (Michel Eugène), 1786-1889
- Engraver Digeon, René Henri
- Printer Of Plates Ch. et A. Chardon (Paris)
- Publisher J.-B. Baillière et fils
- Subject Color--Terminology, Color separation, Colors, Color printing
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Plate XXV: Gamme chromatique: bleu-violet
- Chromatic scale of tones: blue-purple
- 1864
The gamut of blue-purple tones from light to dark along a 20-tone scale, where positions 0 and 21 correspond to white and black respectively.
- Author Chevreul, M. E. (Michel Eugène), 1786-1889
- Engraver Digeon, René Henri
- Printer Of Plates Ch. et A. Chardon (Paris)
- Publisher J.-B. Baillière et fils
- Subject Color--Terminology, Color separation, Colors, Color printing
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Plate XXIV: Gamme chromatique: bleu
- Chromatic scale of tones: blue
- 1864
The gamut of blue tones from light to dark along a 20-tone scale, where positions 0 and 21 correspond to white and black respectively.
- Author Chevreul, M. E. (Michel Eugène), 1786-1889
- Engraver Digeon, René Henri
- Printer Of Plates Ch. et A. Chardon (Paris)
- Publisher J.-B. Baillière et fils
- Subject Color--Terminology, Color separation, Colors, Color printing
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Plate XXII: Gamme chromatique: vert
- Chromatic scale of tones: green
- 1864
The gamut of green tones from light to dark along a 20-tone scale, where positions 0 and 21 correspond to white and black respectively.
- Author Chevreul, M. E. (Michel Eugène), 1786-1889
- Engraver Digeon, René Henri
- Printer Of Plates Ch. et A. Chardon (Paris)
- Publisher J.-B. Baillière et fils
- Subject Color--Terminology, Color separation, Colors, Color printing