Vastu-shastra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v2.c77.85

v2.c77.85

**Secondary Colours**—result from compounds or mixtures of one another. There is a very rich description of the varṇas in the Ab. C. (Cit. Laks. p. 37 under मिश्रवर्णा: ) and this expatiation, along with those found in other texts like Śilparatna and Śiva-tatva-ratnakāra, etc. have very ably been utilized by ‘Śri Śivaramamurti (vide his article ‘Painting and Allied Arts in Bāṇa’s Works’ J.O.R. vol. 7, 1933)’ and it is worth reproducing here :