| Jacob Chrisoph Le Blon | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jacob Chrisoph Le Blon May 2, 1667 Frankfurt am Main |
| Died | May 16, 1741 Paris |
| Nationality | Germany |
Jacob Christoph Le Blon (May 2, 1667 – May 16, 1741) was a German-born painter and engraver who invented the system of three-color and four-colour printing, using an RYB color model similar to the modern CMYK system.[2] He used several metal plates (each for an individual colour) for making prints with a wide range of colours. His methods formed the foundation for modern colour printing.
His names are sometimes spelled Jakob, Jacques, Christophe, Leblon, Le Blond.[3][4]
References
- ^ Steven K. Shevell, editor (2003). The Science of Color (2nd edition ed.). Elsevier. ISBN 0444512519. http://books.google.com/books?id=-fNJZ0xmTFIC&pg=PA6&dq=%22le+blon%22+color+printing&lr=&as_brr=0&ei=OAIESKvoE4aqtgOp8ZWNCw&sig=apY-Vzh5pQkIGh3gvCOJnL5ny-4.
- ^ Otto M. Lilien (1985). Jacob Christoph Le Blon, 1667-1741: Inventor of Three- and Four Colour Printing. A. Hiersemann. ISBN 3777285072. http://books.google.com/books?id=ydASAAAACAAJ&dq=jacob+%22le+blon%22+color+printing&lr=&as_brr=0&ei=rBkESOOBM4vMsQPnwqSMCw.
- ^ Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (1851). Supplement to the Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. Vol. 1. London: Charles Knight & Co.. p. 207. http://books.google.com/books?id=m-FPAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA207&dq=%22le+blond%22+blond+blon+christophe+colour+printing&lr=&as_brr=3&ei=cwWBSbyfI6OOyQT7jI1Q.
- ^ Sarah Lowengard (2006). "Jacob Christoph Le Blon's Systems of Three-Color Printing and Weaving,". The Creation of Color in 18th Century Europe. New York: Columbia University Press. http://www.gutenberg-e.org/lowengard/C_Chap14.html.
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