The laws of harmonious colouring : adapted to interior decorations, manufactures, and other useful purposes (1838)
Hay, D. R. (David Ramsay), 1798-1866 · London : W.S. Orr ; Edinburgh : W. & R. Chambers · leaf 67
49 HARMONIOUS COLOURING. Examples 5 and 6 show red in its harmony and me- lody, as explained in treating of yellow. EXAMPLE y. EXAMPLE VI. … The tertiary in which red predominates is russet, a medial hue between purple and orange, and conse- quently having a double occurrence of red in its com- position ; therefore, it is the most positive and warm of the neutral colours. It is of great power and value in all the deep parts of any…
Color · Aesthetics · Interior decoration · House painting
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