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The Munsell Color System

A Practical Description With Suggestions for Its Use

by T. M. Cleland

While attending the Boston Normal Art School in the late 19th century, Albert Munsell was keenly aware that a practical theory of color did not exist. From his own work and experiments, he developed the Munsell Color System. Using his system made it possible to discuss color scientifically. He defined color in terms of Hue, Value and Chroma. Hue was defined as the actual color, red, blue, green, etc. Value was defined as how light or dark a color is. Chroma was defined as how strong or weak a color is. He published a standard color atlas defining the Munsell Color Standard which, before his work, had been an impossible task.

His work was embraced by the scientific community. In 1914 he was invited to present his findings to the scientific communities of England, France and Germany. His theory is still taught today.

Mr. T. M. Cleland has written this book which describes exactly what is meant by Color Hue, Color Value and Munsell Chroma. He then goes on to explain how to use the Munsell Color Theory to balance colors in order to achieve color harmony and how to find complementary colors. Having explained color balance and "opposite" colors, as Munsell calls them, Mr. Cleland goes on to show how to put the theory into practice.

Click the links below to begin reading our edited version of this interesting and easy to understand book on The Munsell Color Theory. We have reproduced the original illustrations from the book and added a few of our own.

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Read this book written in 1921 about the Albert Munsell Color System.  It explains the Munsell Color Wheel in language that is easy to understand.
Forward Chap 1, Hue Chap 2, Value Chap 3, Chroma Chap 4, Color Wheel Chap 5, Complementaries Chap 6, Color Balance Chap 7, Color Combinations App 1 Summary and Usage App 2 Usage Examples App 3 Hue Nomenclature About This Book

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