Colour : A Handbook of the Theory of Colour
- 1916
Revised second edition of a volume concerning the theory of color, its production, and the phenomena which occur upon mixing colors. Intended for practical users with previous experience in color theory such as artists, painters, dyers, and calico printers. The work introduces the latest investigations in the field. Content includes topics such as the production of color; the cause of color in colored bodies; color phenomena and theories; the physiology of light; contrast; color in decoration and design; and measurement of color. Includes colored plates and seventy-two illustrations. Digitization included ten colored plates and the work's frontmatter.
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Hurst, George H. (George Henry). “Colour : A Handbook of the Theory of Colour.” London, England: Greenwood Scott, 1916. QC495 .H87 1916. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/1lc4mo6.
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