Chinese cinnabar

Description

Finely ground native Cinnabar. Chinese cinnabar was used to make red ink (Brady 1971).

Synonyms and Related Terms

cinabro cinese (It.); cinábrio chinês (Port.)

Additional Information

G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, 10th edition, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1971.

Authority

• G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 200