The natural system of colours / by Moses Harris (1766) ; with historical notes and commentary by Faber Birren

The natural system of colours / by Moses Harris (1766) ; with historical notes and commentary by Faber Birren

Books

REF.PT.0238
Reference Collection
1 v. : ill. (some col.) ; 37 cm
1963
Faber Birren
Moses Harris
The Whitney Library of Design
Laidler's Office
New York
Color.
Color
Facsimile reproduction of Moses Harris' 1766 publication "The Natural System of Colours," which was the first known presentation of a color circle in full hue and the first attempt to create a comprehensive color system that included prismatic and modified (or muted) colors.