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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
Any of several naturally occurring red earth pigments. Red ochers contain [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=hematite hematite] ([http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=iron oxide red red iron oxide]) mixed with clay and vary widely in hue. Ground finely from red earth or clay, red ochers are lightfast, unreactive pigments that have been used since ancient times. They can also be manufactured by calcining [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=yellow ocher yellow ocher] ([http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=goethite goethite]).
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Any of several naturally occurring red earth pigments. Red ochers contain [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=hematite hematite] ([http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=iron%20oxide%20red red iron oxide]) mixed with clay and vary widely in hue. Ground finely from red earth or clay, red ochers are lightfast, unreactive pigments that have been used since ancient times. They can also be manufactured by calcining [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=yellow%20ocher yellow ocher] ([http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=goethite goethite]).
  
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[[File:23_Red_ocher_200X.jpg|thumb|Red ocher]]
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
  
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Record content reviewed by EU-Artech, November 2007.
 
Record content reviewed by EU-Artech, November 2007.
 
== Additional Images ==
 
 
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File:23_Red_ocher_200X.jpg|Red ocher
 
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== Authority ==
 
== Authority ==
  
* External source or communication, External source or communication  Comment: Submitted information: Helen Howard, November 2007
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* External source or communication  Comment: Submitted information: Helen Howard, November 2007
  
* R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, ''Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia'', Dover Publications, New York, 1966
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* R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, ''Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia'', Dover Publications, New York, 1966
  
* Reed Kay, Reed Kay, ''The Painter's Guide To Studio Methods and Materials'', Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1983
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* Reed Kay, ''The Painter's Guide To Studio Methods and Materials'', Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1983
  
* 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
  
* Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, ''Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology'', U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
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* Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, ''Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology'', U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
  
 
* ''Dictionary of Building Preservation'', Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
 
* ''Dictionary of Building Preservation'', Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
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* 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
  
* Website address 1, Website address 1  Comment: Pigments Through the Ages http://webexhibits.org/pigments/indiv/overview/redochre.html
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* Website address 1  Comment: Pigments Through the Ages http://webexhibits.org/pigments/indiv/overview/redochre.html
  
 
* ''The Dictionary of Art'', Grove's Dictionaries Inc., New York, 1996  Comment: "Pigments"
 
* ''The Dictionary of Art'', Grove's Dictionaries Inc., New York, 1996  Comment: "Pigments"

Revision as of 07:25, 24 July 2013

Red ocher

Description

Any of several naturally occurring red earth pigments. Red ochers contain hematite (red iron oxide) mixed with clay and vary widely in hue. Ground finely from red earth or clay, red ochers are lightfast, unreactive pigments that have been used since ancient times. They can also be manufactured by calcining yellow ocher (goethite).

Red ocher

Synonyms and Related Terms

red ochre (Br.); red earth; earth red; iron oxide red; red iron oxide; Indian red; brun rouge; Roter Ocker (Deut.); minium de fer (Fr.); reddle; Spanish brown; Venetian red, English red; Spanish red; caput mortuum; Indian red; light red; burnt sienna

Raman

RedochreUCL.jpg


Additional Information

Record content reviewed by EU-Artech, November 2007.

Authority

  • External source or communication Comment: Submitted information: Helen Howard, November 2007
  • R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia, Dover Publications, New York, 1966
  • Reed Kay, The Painter's Guide To Studio Methods and Materials, Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1983
  • 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
  • Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
  • Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
  • The Dictionary of Art, Grove's Dictionaries Inc., New York, 1996 Comment: "Pigments"

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