Blue black
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Description
An unstandardized name used for black pigments with a bluish cast. Blue black generally referred to black ivory black, black bone black, or black vine black in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Synonyms and Related Terms
blu nero (It.)
Authority
- R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia, Dover Publications, New York, 1966
- Ralph Mayer, 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