Excerpt from Colour: A Handbook of the Theory of Colour To such persons a knowledge of the theory of colour, its cause and production, and a succinct account of the phenomena which occur on mixing colours to gether in various ways, will be of interest. In the fol lowing pages it has been the author's endeavour to present such matters as clearly as possible, and, while keeping in mind the latest investigations in the field of colour, particular attention has been paid to the requirements of the practical man, an explanation being given of the results which are obtained by mix ing-various dyes and pigments together, phenomena which occur every day to the dyer and painter. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.