Presenting a facsimile edition of Coloritto / by J.C. Le Blon, inventor and developer of the red-yellow-blue theory of color printing (ca. 1720) with an introduction by Faber Birren.
- Creator:
- Birren, Faber, 1900-1988
Le Blon, J. C., 1667-1741 - ISBN:
- 0442247230
- Edition:
- Limited ed.
- Published/Created:
- New York
Van Nostrand Reinhold
1980 - Physical Description:
- xvii, xi, 71 p., [1] leaf of plates : col. front. 20 cm.
- Notes:
- English and French.
Reprint of the Paris ed. published by Le Mercier, 1756, with title: L'Art d'imprimer les tableaux. - Variant Titles:
- Coloritto.
- Topics:
- Color prints
Painting--Early works to 1800
Painting--Technique - Topics:
- Manuals and Artists' Treatises (D)
Printing (F) - Language:
- English
French - Genre:
- Book
- Format:
- Text
- Content Type:
- Books, Journals & Pamphlets
- Rights:
- Access to this image is restricted to the Yale community.
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- Yale Community Only
- Call Number:
- NE1855 L43 1980 (LC)
- Orbis Record:
- 42431
- Yale Collection:
- Haas Arts Library
- Digital Collection:
- Faber Birren Collection of Books on Color
- oid pointer:
- 10615596
- OID:
- 10646895
- PID:
- digcoll:2784682
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