Main entry:

Burris-Meyer, Elizabeth, 1899-

Title & Author:

Historical color guide : primitive to modern times, with thirty plates in color by Elizabeth Burris-Meyer ...

Publication:

New York : W. Helburn, Inc., [©1938]

Description:

1 preliminary leaf, vii-x, [1], 30, [3] pages : mounted color plates ; 24 cm

Notes:
Blank page for "Notations" ([1] at end); errata slip inserted before p. 26.
1. Primatives -- Bali; Blossom; Fungus; Calabash; Shadow -- 2. Egyptian -- Lotus; Griffin; Scarab; Mummy; Cobra -- 3. Cretan -- Sea Foam; Tulip; Shell; Monkey; Palmette -- 4. Greek -- Citron; Ivy; Smoke; Mask; Dusk -- 5. Greco-Roman (Pompeiian) -- Canis; Vesta; Castor; Pompey; Caelum -- 6. Italian Primative -- Sky; Coral; Hibiscus; Lime; Olive -- 7. Italian Renaissance -- Forest; Oak; Gold; Ventian; Lucretia -- 8. Flemish Primative -- Bruges; l'arbre; la Jeunesse; la Joie; la Morte -- 9. French (Verdure tapestry) -- Spruce; l'abbee; Cypress; Claude; Hemlock -- 10. French (Stained glass) -- Light; Chanson; Sapphire; Mary; Jesse -- 11. French (Louis XV) -- Mignonette; Watteau; Avril; l'amour; Pouf du Vent -- 12. French (Louis XVI) -- Le Grec; l'argent; Violette; Faun; Allure -- 13. French (Empire) -- Hyacinth; l'Aube; l'Egyptienne; Aurora; Ombra -- 14. English (18th century) -- Spring Garden; Beau; Macaroni; Mayfair; Adam -- 15. English (Victorian) -- Lavender; Heliotrope; Black Walnut; Waistcoat; Plush -- 16. Chinese (Buddhist) -- Gold; Malachite; Ebony; Topaz; Pomgranite -- 17. Chines (Sung) -- Celestial; Contemplation; Prayer; Sung; Earth -- 18. Indian (Illumination) -- Krishna; Elephant; Flame; Dhak; Jade -- 19. Persian (Fresco) -- Beige; Mulberry; Reseda; Star Dust; Myrtle -- 20. Persian (Miniature) -- Persimmon; Camelia; Ali Baba; Bisque; Beryl -- 21. Spanish (Velasquez) -- Imperial; Ethiopian; Gold; Infanta; Pearl -- 22. Spanish (El Greco) -- Fear; Terrain; Madonna; Joseph; Wrath -- 23. Mexican -- Cactus Bloom; Wisteria; Peon; Sunset; Pancho -- 24. Peruvian -- Inca; Chilca; Pizarro; Flamingo; Peace -- 25. Russian -- Tartar; Jasper; Wine; Passion; Fire -- 26. Swedish -- Blush; Evening; Lake; Ice; Mist -- 27. American (Sampler) -- Pine; Forget-me-not; Geranium; Colonial yellow; Flax -- 28. American (Fractur) -- Laurel; Marie; Hope; 1820; Hickory -- 29. Modern (Van Gogh) -- Electric; Sunflower; Ciel; Marigold; Cobalt -- 30. Modern (Gauguin) -- Amethyst; Mid-night; Bread Fruit; Leaf; Carnation.

Subject:

Art décoratif--Histoire.
Color.
Decoration and ornament History.
Color guides.
Couleur Guides.
Couleur.
Décoration et ornement Histoire.
symbolic color.
colors (hues or tints)
color (perceived attribute)
Decoration and ornament

Form/genre:

History
Books.

Added entries:

Color guide.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 173051
Call No.: 6456; ID:85-B12139
Status: Available

Location: Library main cormier 173050
Call No.: ID CORM6; ID:85-B12139
Status: Available