02766cam a22003373u 4500 77736 UtSlPG 20260610134812.0 m cr n 260607r20261901utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d 02011742 UtSlPG en iso639-1 ND Vanderpoel, Emily Noyes, 1842-1939 Color problems Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2026 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2026-01-19 Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) Color Problems by Emily Noyes Vanderpoel is a practical manual on color theory and design written in the early 20th century. It translates scientific and artistic insights into usable guidance for decorators, designers, artisans, and general readers. Expect concise explanations paired with extensive color plates, practical rules for combining hues, and analyses drawn from history and nature. The opening of the manual states its purpose: to bridge rigorous color science and studio practice with brief text and many plates so lay readers can apply what they learn. An introduction praises its usefulness for arranging contrasts, quantities, and subdued tones, and for its clear “historic color” diagrams. The first chapter addresses color-blindness—its forms, detection with simple wool tests, causes, prevalence, and practical aids such as colored lenses. It then outlines how the eye and light produce color, surveying major theories (Young–Helmholtz and Hering), before defining hue, purity, and luminosity, warm/cool behavior, and the making of tints, shades, and broken tones, including how pigments and lighting (daylight, gas, electric, and colored light) shift appearances. Next, it explains simultaneous, successive, and mixed contrast, how to find complementary pairs (via Maxwell disks), and offers practical rules for balancing quality and quantity of color—illustrated by examples like a scarlet accent against blue-green—before beginning a framework of wider harmonies based on Chevreul’s schemes of analogy and contrast. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: New York: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1901 Color Color -- Study and teaching https://archive.org/details/colorproblemspra00vand_0/page/n7/mode/2up https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77736 118456 118456