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The principles of harmony and contrast of colours, and their applications to the arts

Translator Charles Martel
1872
Not on view
3rd edition

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  • Title: The principles of harmony and contrast of colours, and their applications to the arts
  • Author: Michel Eugène Chevreul (French, 1786–1889)
  • Translator: Charles Martel (-1865)
  • Date: 1872
  • Geography: London
  • Dimensions: xlvi, 465 pages, 3 plates ; Height: 7 1/2 in. (19 cm)
  • Object Number: 170.1 C424

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