Four colour charts from Le Repetoire Des Planches by Dauthenay.
Published in France in 1909.
French language.
Each sheet shows four tones of a given colour. For It then details the origin of the colour’s name, gives synonyms for the the name of the colour in French and other languages and makes remarks on the tone of certain samples. This might be, amongst other things, a comment of the chemical composition, the use of a colour in a well known painting, or the prevalence of a colour in a plant.
Each plate measures 24 x 16 cms or 9 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches.
Condition: Very Good. There is some slight loss to the corners of the plates and some superficial creasing,across the surface of each. There’s a small faint mark on Rouge Grenadine that is a flaw of manufacture and a tiny white spot on one of the squares of Rouge Tomate. The white surrounds are clean.
