Part of the Romance of Science Series, this volume provides an expanded version of a lecture series given by the author, Sir William de Wiveleslie Abney (1843-1920) at the Royal Society of Arts. Contents include sixteen…

Volume written with the intent to apply standardized nomenclature to colors and color names. The work is self-proclaimed as one of the few "modern books on the subject of color" that is not "purely technical...…

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,…

Work intended to convey to the average person the laws and principles of color to improve their appreciation, understanding, and employment of color in daily life. Includes nine pages of color samples that collectively…

According to the author's preface, the following work contains "many of the chief facts connected with the origin, the phenomena, and the employment of Colour." The work's early chapters discuss topics concerning…

A second revised edition of a text on color science. According to the author in his preface, this work deals “in a practical manner with the science of mixing ordinary colours and dyes… thus made applicable to the…

An introduction to Wilhelm Ostwald’s (1853-1932) new color theory for the elementary lessons of the trades with 11 in-text figures. A pocket in the rear of the book contains supplements to the text and several documents…

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…