Hay, The laws of harmonious colouring, adapted to interior decorations, etc. to

Hay, D(avid) R(amsay). The laws of harmonious colouring, adapted to interior decorations, etc. to which is now added, an attempt to define aesthetical taste. Fifth edition. London, Orr and Co. and Edinburgh, Fraser and Co. 1844. 8° (23 x 14,5 cm.). 103, 10 S. mit 8 (5 handkolorierten) lithogr. Tafeln und einigen Holzschnitten im Text. Hellbrauner Kalbslederband mit goldgepr. Rückentitel, 6 Bünden, blindgepr. Deckel-Filetten, farbigen Deckel-Intarsien und Kopfgoldschnitt in gefüttertem Pappschuber.

Zuerst 1828 erschienenes Hauptwerk des schottischen Künstlers, Innen-Architekten und Farben-Theoretikers D. R. Hay (1798-1766). Eine deutsche Übersetzung erschien 1848 mit dem Titel „Die Gesetze der Farbenharmonie, vorzüglich für die Zwecke der Haus-, Stuben- und Decorationsmalerei …“ in der Reihe „Neuer Schauplatz der Künste und Handwerke“ in Weimar. – D. R. Hay, ein Pionier der Farbenlehre, entwickelt hier seine eigene Theorie der Farbharmonie. – „In April 1820 he commenced work at Abbotsford for Walter Scott. In 1850 he decorated Holyroodhouse for Queen Victoria. In the 1920s, Queen Mary had these decorative schemes painted over, but watercolours commissioned by Victoria in 1863 give some idea of their appearance. Hay was an advocate of imitative finishes such as graining and marbling, and textured paints to imitate brocade fabrics. From 1828, he developed his theory of colour harmony over six successive editions of his book, The Laws of Harmonious Colouring Adapted to Interior Decorations. Hay wrote about his experience decorating Abbotsford for Walter Scott in the sixth edition of his Harmonious Colouring“ (Wikipedia). – Stellenweise etwas braunfleckig, sehr schönes Exemplar in einem kongenialen Künstler-Handeinband.
Light brown calfskin binding with gold-stamped title on the spine, 6 bands, blind-stamped fillets on the cover, coloured inlays on the cover and gilt edges on the head, in a lined cardboard slipcase. – The magnum opus of the Scottish artist, interior architect and colour theorist D. R. Hay (1798–1766), first published in 1828. A German translation was published in 1848 under the title ‘Die Gesetze der Farbenharmonie, vorzüglich für die Zwecke der Haus-, Stuben- und Decorationsmalerei …’ in the series ‘Neuer Schauplatz der Künste und Handwerke’ in Weimar. – D. R. Hay, a pioneer of colour theory, develops his own theory of colour harmony here. – Slightly stained in places, a very fine copy in a beautifully crafted artist’s binding.