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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
An unstandardized name used for black pigments with a bluish cast.  Blue black generally referred to [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=ivory%20black ivory black], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=bone%20black bone black], or [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=vine%20black vine black] in the 17th and 18th centuries.
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An unstandardized name used for black pigments with a bluish cast.  Blue black generally referred to [[ivory black]], [[bone black]], or [[vine black]] in the 17th and 18th centuries.
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
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blu nero (It.)
 
blu nero (It.)
  
== Authority ==
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==Resources and Citations==
  
 
* R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, ''Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia'', Dover Publications, New York, 1966
 
* R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, ''Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia'', Dover Publications, New York, 1966

Latest revision as of 16:33, 8 May 2022

Description

An unstandardized name used for black pigments with a bluish cast. Blue black generally referred to Ivory black, Bone black, or Vine black in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Synonyms and Related Terms

blu nero (It.)

Resources and Citations

  • R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia, Dover Publications, New York, 1966
  • Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
  • R.D. Harley, Artists' Pigments c. 1600-1835, Butterworth Scientific, London, 1982