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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | An obsolete name for a reddish-brown pigment prepared by calcining [ | + | An obsolete name for a reddish-brown pigment prepared by calcining [[iron oxide red|red iron oxide]]. |
| − | See [ | + | 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.) | ||
| − | == | + | ==Resources and Citations== |
* Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing) | * Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing) | ||
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
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000