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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
The name for a bright, blue pigment originally made from a mixture of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=cobalt blue cobalt blue] and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Prussian blue Prussian blue]. By the end of the 19th century, the formulation was changed to Prussian blue diluted with about 75% [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=alumina alumina].
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The name for a bright, blue pigment originally made from a mixture of [[cobalt%20blue|cobalt blue]] and [[Prussian%20blue|Prussian blue]]. By the end of the 19th century, the formulation was changed to Prussian blue diluted with about 75% [[alumina|alumina]].
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
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Haarlem blue; mineral blue; cyanine blue; Leitch's blue; Pigment Blue 27/28 mixture; blu d'Anversa (It.)
 
Haarlem blue; mineral blue; cyanine blue; Leitch's blue; Pigment Blue 27/28 mixture; blu d'Anversa (It.)
  
== 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
  
* B. Berrie, S.Q. Lomax, B. Berrie, S.Q. Lomax, 'Azo Pigments: Their History, Synthesis, Properties and Use in Artists' Materials', ''Studies in the History of Art'' , National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, No. 57, 1997
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* B. Berrie, S.Q. Lomax, 'Azo Pigments: Their History, Synthesis, Properties and Use in Artists' Materials', ''Studies in the History of Art'' , National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, No. 57, 1997
  
* Thomas Gregory, Thomas Gregory, ''The Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Reinhold Publishing, New York, 3rd ed., 1942
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* Thomas Gregory, ''The Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Reinhold Publishing, New York, 3rd ed., 1942
  
* Random House, Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
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* Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
  
  
  
 
[[Category:Materials database]]
 
[[Category:Materials database]]

Latest revision as of 15:30, 27 April 2022

Description

The name for a bright, blue pigment originally made from a mixture of Cobalt blue and Prussian blue. By the end of the 19th century, the formulation was changed to Prussian blue diluted with about 75% Alumina.

Synonyms and Related Terms

Haarlem blue; mineral blue; cyanine blue; Leitch's blue; Pigment Blue 27/28 mixture; blu d'Anversa (It.)

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
  • B. Berrie, S.Q. Lomax, 'Azo Pigments: Their History, Synthesis, Properties and Use in Artists' Materials', Studies in the History of Art , National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, No. 57, 1997
  • Thomas Gregory, The Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Reinhold Publishing, New York, 3rd ed., 1942
  • Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997