Paint & Colour Mixing A practical handbook for painters, decorators and all who have to mix colours, containing 72 samples of paint of various colours, including the principal graining grounds

CHAPTER II.

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Colours or Stainers -- The appearance in strong and subdued lights -- The Nomenclature of Colours -- Examples of variation in the names of Colours -- Efforts made to establish a Uniform Nomenclature -- The Economy of using Good Colours -- Hues, Shades and Tints.