Difference between revisions of "King's yellow"

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1) An 18th century name for synthetic Orpiment, arsenic trisulfide.

2) One reference (Merck Index #5422) also lists king's yellow as a synonym for lead chromate. See Chrome yellow.

Königsgelb (Deut.); jaune royal (Fr.)

Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing) Comment: orpiment

Susan E. Schur, Conservation Terminology: A review of Past & Current Nomenclature of Materials, Technology and Conservation, Spring (p.34-39); Summer (p.35-38); Fall (p.25-36), 1985 Comment: orpiment

R.D. Harley, Artists' Pigments c. 1600-1835, Butterworth Scientific, London, 1982 Comment: orpiment

Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997 Comment: orpiment

The Merck Index, Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983 Comment: entry 5422: orpiment and chrome yellow

Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000

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 == Description ==
-) An 18th century name for synthetic [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=orpiment orpiment], arsenic trisulfide.
+) An 18th century name for synthetic [[orpiment]], arsenic trisulfide.
-) One reference (Merck Index #5422) also lists king's yellow as a synonym for lead chromate. See [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=chrome%20yellow chrome yellow].
+) One reference (Merck Index #5422) also lists king's yellow as a synonym for lead chromate. See [[chrome yellow]].
 == Synonyms and Related Terms ==