Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
Blue pigments : 5000 years of art and industry
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
Archetype Publications Ltd
Place
Date
2013
Physical Description
xi, 361 pages, 68 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), facsimiles, map ; 25 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781904982371
Language
French
Level of Current Record
Bib record
Member Object
Subject Category
Content
1. Egyptian blue, the blue pigment of Mediterranean antiquity : from Egyptian hsbd iryt to Roman caeruleum
2. Zaffre, smalt, bleu d'esmail and azure : tribulations of Saxon cobalt
3. Natural ultramarine : the essence of blue pigment
4. German azurite and English blue verditer : favourite pigments of European painters
5. Prussian blue : an unexpected destiny
6. The discovery of Thenard's (cobalt) blue : a time for scientists
7. Guimet blue and artificial ultramarines : the dream comes true
8. Copper phthalocyanines : a chance happily exploited
Rediscovering forgotten blues
9. The rediscovery of Egyptian blue
10. The rediscovery of Han blue
11. The rediscovery of yax, the Maya blue.
Public Access Text
Original edition: Bleus en poudres : de l'art a l'industrie : 5000 ans d'innovations. Paris: Ecole des Mines de Paris, ©2007. Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-358) and index.
Collection Type
Conservation Library
Copyright
All rights reserved
Last Update
19 Dec 2023
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