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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
An obsolete name for a reddish-brown pigment prepared by calcining [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=iron oxide red red iron oxide].  
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An obsolete name for a reddish-brown pigment prepared by calcining [[iron oxide red|red iron oxide]].  
  
See [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Venetian red Venetian red], and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Indian red Indian red].
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See [[Venetian red]], and [[Indian red]].
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
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caput mortuum (It.); caput mortum (sp.)
 
caput mortuum (It.); caput mortum (sp.)
  
== Authority ==
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==Resources and Citations==
  
* Ralph Mayer, Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
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* Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
  
* R.D. Harley, R.D. Harley, ''Artists' Pigments c. 1600-1835'', Butterworth Scientific, London, 1982
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* R.D. Harley, ''Artists' Pigments c. 1600-1835'', Butterworth Scientific, London, 1982
  
* Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, ''Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology'', U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
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* Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, ''Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology'', U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
  
 
* Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000
 
* Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000

Latest revision as of 13:35, 19 May 2022

Description

An obsolete name for a reddish-brown pigment prepared by calcining red iron oxide.

See Venetian red, and Indian red.

Synonyms and Related Terms

caput mortuum (It.); caput mortum (sp.)

Resources and Citations

  • 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
  • Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982