Transcriber’s Notes: Underscores “_” before and after a word or phrase indicate _italics_ in the original text. Equal signs “=” before and after a word or phrase indicate =bold= in the original text. Small capitals have been converted to SOLID capitals. Illustrations have been moved so they do not break up paragraphs. Deprecated spellings have been preserved. Typographical and punctuation errors have been silently corrected. For the lines 788 to 888, the quote marks have been replaced with the actual text so that the lines can be broken up to fit within the 72 column width requirement. [Illustration: PLATE IX.] THE LAWS OF CONTRAST OF COLOUR: AND THEIR APPLICATION TO THE ARTS OF PAINTING, DECORATION OF BUILDINGS, MOSAIC WORK, TAPESTRY AND CARPET WEAVING, CALICO-PRINTING, DRESS, PAPER-STAINING, PRINTING, MILITARY CLOTHING, Illumination, Landscape, and Flower Gardening, &c. BY M. E. CHEVREUL, DIRECTOR OF THE DYE WORKS OF THE GOBELINS, ETC. ETC. TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH BY JOHN SPANTON. _NEW EDITION_, With Illustrations printed in Colours. LONDON: ROUTLEDGE, WARNE, AND ROUTLEDGE, FARRINGDON STREET. NEW YORK: 56, WALKER STREET. 1861. CONTENTS. PAGE INTRODUCTION 1 PART THE FIRST.