The principles of harmony and contrast of colours, and their applications to the arts
Subtitle: including painting, interior decoration, tapestries, carpets, mosaics, coloured glazing, paper-staining, calico-printing, letterpress printing, map-colouring, dress, landscape and flower gardening, etc.
By: by M. E. Chevreul ... ; translated from the French by Charles Martel ; illustrated with plates.
Contributors: Martel, Charles, 1810-1865; Weller, Edward, d. 1884; Adlard, Henry; Whiting (Firm)
Edition: Third edition / with an additional introduction by the translator, and a general index
Series: Bohn's scientific library
Publisher: Henry G. Bohn
Published: 1860
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 465
Subjects: Color.
Other titles: Chevreul on colour :
Notes: Includes "Translator's preface to the second edition": p. [v]-viii.

Includes "Author's Preface." dated 1835 and "Postscript." dated 1838: p. [ix]-xii.

One chromolithographed plate is signed: "E. Weller. Chromo-Litho.".

Includes "Index.": p. [451]-465.

One engraved plate is signed: "H. Adlard sc.".

MASS copy: Bound in red fine rib-grain cloth blocked in blind with the title blocked in gold on the spine.  Upper and lower covers blocked in blind with central decorative design including series title: "Henry Bohn's Scientific Library".  Spine blocked in gold with series title: "Bohn's Scientific Library. 7/6".  Upper and lower covers with paste-down endpapers and three pages of free endpapers printed in blue with publisher's advertisements.  With red ink stamp: "By Grant from the Committee of Council on Education".