The Principles of Beauty in Colouring Systematized

HAY, D. R.

Publication Date: 1845

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HAY, D. R. [David Ramsay]. The Principles of Beauty in Colouring Systematized. iv, 72, 8 pp. of advertisements, including 14 color plates of colour samples, with a total of 86 paint samples. 8vo, 201 x 140 mm., cloth, professionally rebound and rebacked into original boards, with piece of the original spine laid in. Text is bound to the front board, the plates to that back, so one can view the plates and read the text at the same time. Edinburgh, London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1845. An unusual work on colour theory by David Ramsay Hay (1798-1866), author of numerous works on the subject and a decorator to Queen Victoria. Hay offers an analysis of the nature of color, the principles governing contrast, and a newly developed system of chromatic harmony. The latter is demonstrated with a series of 14 examples, 13 of which consist of six different coloured samples arranged in a hexagonal pattern. The result is a strikingly modern design. Birren Collection 305. The Book of Colour Concepts 320.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Principles of Beauty in Colouring Systematized
• Publication Date: 1845
• Binding: Hardcover