L'harmonie du coloris dans la peinture
Book
[1725?] (published)
[1725?] (published)
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L'harmonie du coloris demonstrates Le Blon's invention of a three-colour printing process which was a predecessor to chromolithography. It was published around 1725, and the 'Monthly Catalogue' of May 1725 states that this book could be had "of W. and J. Innys ... and at the author's lodgings at the Dial and Bible in the Strand".
Object details
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| Title | L'harmonie du coloris dans la peinture (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | The illustrations and the text demonstrate Le Blon's invention of a three-colour printing process which was a predecessor to chromolithography. |
| Brief description | L'harmonie du coloris dans la peinture : reduite en pratique mecanique et à des regles sures & faciles: avec des figures en couleur, pour en faciliter l'intelligence, non seulement aux peintres, mais à tous ceux qui aiment la peinture. by J.C. Le Blon, [London], [1725?] |
| Physical description | Printed book with 8 leaves of plates. |
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| Summary | L'harmonie du coloris demonstrates Le Blon's invention of a three-colour printing process which was a predecessor to chromolithography. It was published around 1725, and the 'Monthly Catalogue' of May 1725 states that this book could be had "of W. and J. Innys ... and at the author's lodgings at the Dial and Bible in the Strand". |
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| Library number | 38041800547820 |
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| Record created | April 11, 2018 |
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