Difference between revisions of "Bone white"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | An obsolete white pigment made from [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=bone | + | An obsolete white pigment made from [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=bone%20ash bone ash]. Bone white was primarily composed of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=calcium%20hydroxyapatite calcium hydroxyapatite] and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=calcium%20carbonate calcium carbonate]. It was used in grounds for silver point drawings, in making ceramics and as a polishing compound. |
| − | [[[SliderGallery rightalign|BonewhitUCL.jpg~Raman|bonewhite531.jpg~Raman]]] | + | [[[SliderGallery rightalign|BonewhitUCL.jpg~Raman|bonewhite531.jpg~Raman|Boneashvial540.jpg~FTIR|Boneashvial 540.jpg~FTIR]]] |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
blanco de huesos (Esp.); bianco d'ossa (It.); branco de osso (Port.); bone ash; bone earth | blanco de huesos (Esp.); bianco d'ossa (It.); branco de osso (Port.); bone ash; bone earth | ||
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== Authority == | == Authority == | ||
Revision as of 12:02, 13 June 2013
Description
An obsolete white pigment made from bone ash. Bone white was primarily composed of calcium hydroxyapatite and calcium carbonate. It was used in grounds for silver point drawings, in making ceramics and as a polishing compound.
Synonyms and Related Terms
blanco de huesos (Esp.); bianco d'ossa (It.); branco de osso (Port.); bone ash; bone earth
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
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000