The theory of color in its relation to art and art-industry (1876)
Bezold, Wilhelm von, Pickering, Edward C. (Edward Charles), 1846-1919 · Boston : L.Prang · leaf 106
the shadowy furrows lying between the threads of the warp. Hence in the first case the gloss will mainly assert itself, in the second the color. These conditions can very well be studied by laying long, bright needles, best of all knitting- needles, alongside of each other, and observing them from… … which may be compared to that of a brush (Fig. 18) ; while the gloss or lustre of satin is its most valued property, the principal endeavor in the produc- tion of velvet is directed towards excluding, or at least redu- cing to a minimum, the light reflected from the surface. Eegular reflection, and…
Color · Decoration and ornament · Painting
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