| RefNo | CLP/2/29 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'An account of Mr James Christoper Le Blon's principles of printing in imitation of painting and of weaveing tapestry in the same manner as brocades' by Cromwell Mortimer |
| Date | [1731] |
| Description | Mortimer describes Le Blon's methods for creating prints of paintings and woven objects, and his underlying colour theory and 'harmony of colouring'.
Subject: Chemistry / Trade
Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'An account of Mr. James Christopher Le Blon's principles of printing, in imitation of painting, and of weaving tapestry, in the same manner as brocades'.
Read to the Royal Society on 29 April 1731. |
| Extent | 13p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1731.0019
Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 37, no 419, p 101 (1730) |
| RelatedRecord | RBO/15/81 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8055 | Mortimer; Cromwell (c 1699 - 1752) | c 1699 - 1752 |