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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
An obsolete white pigment made from [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=bone ash bone ash]. Bone white was primarily composed of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=calcium hydroxyapatite calcium hydroxyapatite] and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=calcium carbonate calcium carbonate]. It was used in grounds for silver point drawings, in making ceramics and as a polishing compound.
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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.
  
[[[SliderGallery rightalign|BonewhitUCL.jpg~Raman|bonewhite531.jpg~Raman]]]
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[[[SliderGallery rightalign|BonewhitUCL.jpg~Raman|bonewhite531.jpg~Raman|Boneashvial540.jpg~FTIR|Boneashvial 540.jpg~FTIR]]]
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
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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
  
== Additional Images ==
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== Resources and Citations ==
  
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* R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, ''Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia'', Dover Publications, New York, 1966
File:Boneashvial540.jpg|Infrared spectrum of bone ash
 
File:Boneashvial 540.jpg|Infrared spectrum of bone ash
 
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* Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
  
== Authority ==
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* R.D. Harley, ''Artists' Pigments c. 1600-1835'', Butterworth Scientific, London, 1982
 
 
* 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
 
* Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000

Latest revision as of 13:38, 3 November 2020

Bone ash

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.

Raman

BonewhitUCL.jpg

Raman

Bonewhite531.jpg

FTIR

Boneashvial540.jpg

FTIR

Boneashvial 540.jpg


Synonyms and Related Terms

blanco de huesos (Esp.); bianco d'ossa (It.); branco de osso (Port.); bone ash; bone earth

Resources and Citations

  • R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia, Dover Publications, New York, 1966
  • 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