The Pigments
as named in the Treatises
An Index of all the pigments named and described in the Treatises from the TITLES. Entries to be added as TITLES are published, although some 16th century entries are included.
AUTHORS
For full entries see Treatises, Biblio.
• Anonymous. A Tract on the Art of Painting, c. 1656. 17th Century Colour Palettes
• Baldinucci, Filippo, Florentine, Tuscan Vocabulary on the Art of Drawing / Vocabolario Toscano dell’Arte de Disegno, 1681.
• Binet, Etienne. See François, René
• Borghini, Raffaello. Il Riposo / The Rest, 1584. 16th Century Colour Palettes
• Brenner, Elias, Chart: Nomenclature. 17th Century Colour Palettes
• Carducho, Vicente. Dialogues on Painting, 1633. 17th Century Colour Palettes
• Cooper, Samuel. Charts: Authentic Display of the Colours, 1634. 17th Century Colour Palettes
• Dioscorides, Pedanius. De Materia Medica. 1st century A.D. 1st Century Colour Palettes
• Dossie, Robert. The Handmaid to the Arts, London 1758. 17th Century Colour Palettes
• François, René. alias Etienne Binet. Essay on the Wonders of Nature…, 1621. 17th Century Colour Palettes
• Le Brun, Painter, Pierre. Collection of Essays on the Wonders of Painting, 1635. 17th Century Colour Palettes
• Lomazzo, Giovanni Paolo. Treatise on the Art of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, 1585/1598. 16th Century Colour Palettes
• Massoul, Constant de. A Treatise on the Art of Painting, 1797. 18th Century Colour Palettes
• de Mayerne, Theodore Turquet. Painting, Sculpture and of the Lesser Arts. 1620-1646. 17th Century Colour Palettes
• Neri, Antonio. The Art of Glass, 1612, 1662. 17th Century Colour Palettes
• Norgate, Edward. Miniatura or the Art of Limning, 1627/8-1648. 17th Century Colour Palettes
• Pecham, Gentleman, Henry. The Art of Drawing with the Pen…, 1606. 17th Century Colour Palettes
• de Piles, Roger. The First Elements of Practical Painting, 1684. 17th Century Colour Palettes
• Pliny the Elder. Natural History, 1st century A.D. 1st Century Colour Palettes
• Pliny the Elder. The Historie of the World, 1601. 1st Century Colour Palettes
• Theophrastus. On Stones, 3rd century B.C. 1st Century Colour Palettes
• Vitruvius. The Ten Books on Architecture, 1st century B.C. 1st Century Colour Palettes
• Volpato, Gian Batista. The Mode to be Observed in Painting, Venetian, late 17th century. 17th Century Colour Palettes
• Waller, Richard. “Catalogue of Simple and Mixt Colours with a Specimen of Each Colour Prefixt to Its Proper Name. Philosophical Transactions, London, 1686. 17th Century Colour Palettes
• Watin, Jean Félix. Art of the Painter, Gilder, Varnisher / L’Art du Peintre, Doreur, Vernisseur. Paris, 1773. 17th Century Colour Palettes
Alizarin red lake
19th century
Almond black
1681 Baldinucci, gusci delle mandorle abbruciando
1584 Borghini, gusci delle mandorle abbruciando
Antwerp blue
1797 Massoul
Archal or Orchal, see Orchal, orchil
1758 Dossie
Armenian blue, see Azurite
1st century A.D. Pliny, Armenium
1st century A.D. Dioscorides, Armenion
1st century B.C. Vitruvius, Armenium
Armenus Lapis, see Azurite
1797 Massoul
Arzica, see Weld
Ash blue, see Azurite
1773 Watin, cendre bleue
1684 de Piles. cendre bleu d’Allemagne
1620 de Mayerne
Asphaltum
1758 Dossie
1797 Massoul, Bitumen of Judea
late 17th century Volpato, aspalto
1681 Baldinucci, nero di spalto or bitume
1633 Carducho, espalto
1585/1598 Lomazzo, spalto
1584 Borghini, spalto
Aureolin, see Cobalt yellow
Azur of Copper, or Mountain Blue, see Azurite
1797 Massoul
Azur Green
1797 Massoul
Azure, see Blue
1686 Waller
Azure blue, see Azurite
1634 Cooper
1681 Baldinucci, azure turchino, azurro di biadetti
1584 Borghini, azurro di biadetti
Azurite, by names, as ores and sands
Armenian blue
Armenus lapis
Ash blue
Azure blue
Biadetti blue
Bice, bise, bize, Blew bice
Blue ashes
Cendre bleu
Costras de Sevilla
Cyanus
German blue, Azurro della Magna
Hungarian blue
Kyanos
Lapis Armenius
Mountain blue (from mine waters)
Spanish blue
Ultramarine from Cyprus
Barilla green, variety of Bladder green
1633 Carducho, verde granillo
1585/1598 Lomazzo, verde di barildo
Bell black, see Earth of Campania
1681 Baldinucci, nero di terra di campana
1584 Borghini, nero di terra di campana
Bister
1797 Massoul
1758 Dossie
Black earth or black chalk
1681 Baldinucci, nero di terra
1656 Anonymous, A Tract…, negro
1633 Carducho, negro
1620 de Mayerne
1584 Borghini, nero di terra
1st century A.D. Pliny, atramentum
Bladder green, see Sap greens
1773 Watin, verd de vessie
1680 Brenner
1621/1635 François/Le Brun, vert de vessie
Bleu de Cendres, Sanders blue, as blue verditer
1758 Dossie
Blew, Blue bice, bise, bize, byce
1758 Dossie, as cobalt blues
1686 Waller, Lapis Armenius
1627-8 / 1648 Norgate, blue bise
1606 Peacham
c.1599 Hilliard, byce
Blue, Cyanus, Kyanos, see Azurite
1656 Anonymous, A Tract…, azul claro
1633 Carducho, azul claro
1585/1598 Lomazzo, celestro
1584 Borghini, sky blue: azurro di biadetti
1st century A.D. Pliny, cyanus
3rd century B.C. Theocrastus, kyanos
Blue ashes, as Azurite
1681 Baldinucci, azurro di biadetti
1656 Anonymous, A Tract…, costras de Sevilla
1633 Carducho, costras de Sevilla
Blue ashes, as Lapis lazuli – see Ultramarine ashes
1681 Baldinucci, cenere d’azzurro
Blue-green, as malachite
1681 Baldinucci, verde azzurro
1634 Cooper
1584 Borghini, verde azzurro
Blue verditer
1758 Dossie, as Bleu de Cendres, Sanders blue
1627-8 / 1648 Norgate
1620 de Mayerne
Bole Armoniack
1797 Massoul
1606 Peacham
Brilliant yellow
19th century
Bone black
1797 Massoul
1773 Watin, noir d’os
1684 de Piles, noir d’os
1681 Baldinucci, nero d’osso
1656 Anonymous, A Tract…,
1634 Cooper
1680 Brenner
1633 Carducho
Bougival white
1773 Watin, blanc de Bougival
Brazil wood
1758 Dossie
1621/1635 François/Le Brun, bresil
1584 Borghini, verzino
Brown Ochre, Oker
1797 Massoul
1758 Dossie
Brown Pink
1797 Massoul
1758 Dossie
Brown-red, see English Brown-red
1797 Massoul
1684 de Piles, brun-rouge
Browne of Spaine
1606 Peacham
Brunswick green
19th century
Burnt hartshorn
1758 Dossie
Burnt Siena
1758 Dossie
Burnt yellow ochre
1686 Waller
1681 Baldinucci, giallo di terra abbruciatta
1634 Cooper
1584 Borghini, giuggiolino
1st century B.C. Vitruvius, usta vero
Burnt Orpiment as Realgar
1681 Baldinucci, orpimento arso
1585/1598 Lomazzo, oropimento atso
Cadmium green
19th century
Cadmium red
19th century
Cadmium yellow orange
19th century
Cadmium yellow
19th century
Calcined vitriol, see Red vitriol
1797 Massoul
Caput Mortuum, Common Indian Red
1797 Massoul
1758 Dossie
Carbon black
1773 Watin, noir de charbon
1684 de Piles, noir de charbon
1681 Baldinucci, nero di carbone
Carmine
19th century
1797 Massoul
1773 Watin, carmin
1758 Dossie
1686 Waller
1680 Brenner
1656 Anonymous, A Tract…, carmin
1633 Carducho, carmin (cochinilla)
1585/1598 Lomazzo, rosso sanguineo
Carnation, mixed red and white
1681 Baldinucci, cinabrese
1584 Borghini, cinabrese
Cassel Earth, or Vandyke Brown
1797 Massoul
Ceder greene, see Chrysocolla
c.1599 Hilliard
Cerulean
19th century
Ceruse, see White lead
1797 Massoul
1773 Watin, céruse
1686 Waller
1680 Brenner
1627-8 / 1648 Norgate
1621/1635 François/Le Brun, ceruse
c.1599 Hilliard, serusa
1585/1598 Lomazzo, biacca
1584 Borghini, biacca
1st century A.D. Pliny, ceruse , Psimithium
1st century A.D. Diosocrides, ceruse
1st century B.C. Vitruvius, cerussa
3rd century B.C. Theophrastus, ceruse
Chalk
1773 Watin, blanc de craye
1621/1635 François/Le Brun, blanc de craie
1606 Peacham
Charcoal blacks
1797 Massoul
1656 Anon, A Tract…
1633 Carducho
c.1599 Hilliard. charkecole, willowecole, common charcoal
1584 Borghini, paper, carta arsa
1584 Borghini, oak, carboni di quercia
1st century B.C. Vitruvius
Cheristone [black]
1627-8 / 1648 Norgate
c.1599 Hilliard
Chrome green
19th century
Chromium oxide green
19th century
Chrome yellow orange
19th century
Chrome yellow
19th century
Chrysocolla, see Malachite
Cinnabar, mineral ore or powder
1797 Massoul
1773 Watin, cinnabre
1758 Dossie
late 17th century Volpato, cinaprio
1686 Waller
1681 Baldinucci, cinabro, minio
1656 Anonymous, A Tract…, vermellon mineral
1634 Cooper
1633 Carducho, vermellon mineral
1621/1635 François/Le Brun, cinabre
1585/1598 Lomazzo, cynnabar; natural: cinapri minera
1584 Borghini, cinabrio
1st century A.D. Pliny, minio
1st century A.D. Dioscorides, kinnabari
1st century B.C. Vitruvius, minium
3rd century B.C. Theophrastus
Cinnabaris, see Dragon’s blood
1st century B.C. Pliny
Cobalt yellow, called Aureolin
19th century
Cobalt blue
19th century
Cobalt green
19th century
Cobalt violet
19th century
Cobalt glass
1773 Watin, verre de cobalt
Coccus, see Kermes
Cologne earth
1797 Massoul
1773 Watin, terre de Cologne
1680 Brenner
1634 Cooper
1627-8 / 1648 Norgate
c. 1599 Hilliard. earth of cullen
Colophony, pitch or resin black, see Lamp black
1656 Anonymous, A Tract…, colofonia
Common Indian Red, Caput Mortuum
1797 Massoul
1758 Dossie
Cremnitz white, see Silver white
1773 Watin, blanc de Crems
Crocus martis
1797 Massoul
1662/1612 Neri
1425-50 Anon, Bolognese Manuscript §316, for painting vases
Crystallised verdigris, see Distilled verdigris, Eternal green
1634 Cooper
1681 Baldinucci, verde eterno
1680 Brenner
Cyan Blue as Prussian Blue
19th century
Cyanus, Blue, see Azurite
1st century A.D. Pliny, cyanus
1st century A.D. Dioscorides, kyanos
3rd century B.C. Theophrastus, kyanos
Distilled verdigris, see Crystallised verdigris, Eternal green
1797 Massoul
1773 Watin, distillé ver-de-gris
1758 Dossie
late 17th century Volpato, verde eterno
1681 Baldinucci, verde eterno
Dragon’s blood
1797 Massoul
1686 Waller
1680 Brenner
1584 Borghini, sangue di dragone
1st century A.D. Pliny, cinnabaris
Dutch pink, see Pinke, Pinke yellowe
1797 Massoul
1758 Dossie
1681 Baldinucci, giallosanto
1634 Cooper
1620 de Mayerne
Earth of Campania, see Bell black
1585/1598 Lomazzo
Egg shell white, see White of Egg shell
1758 Dossie
c. 1599 Hilliard
Egyptian blue, Alexandrian blue, Vestorian blue
1621/1635 François/Le Brun, cerulée
1st century A.D. Pliny
1st century B.C. Vitruvius
Emerald green, Scheele’s green, Schweinfurt green,
Vert Véronèse
19th century
Enamel Blue
1797 Massoul
1773 Watin, bleu d’émail
English brown
1773 Watin, rouge-brun, brun-rouge d’Angleterre
1584 Borghini, bruno d’Inghilterra
English oker
1627-8 / 1648 Norgate
English pink, see Dutch pinke
1758 Dossie
1620 de Mayerne
English red or red-brown ochre
1797 Massoul
1621/1635 François/Le Brun, rouge d’Angleterre
1620 de Mayerne
English reddle or ruddle, see Rubrica
1686 Waller
English Stil-de-grain
1773 Watin, Stil-de-grain, stil-de-grain brun, or d’Angleterre
English vermilion
1773 Watin, vermillon d’Angleterre
Eternal green / verde eterno: Crystallised or Distilled verdigris
late 17th century Volpato, verde eterno
1681 Baldinucci, verde eterno
Fine lakes, common lakes – see Lakes
Flake white
1773 Watin, blanc de plomb en écailles
1758 Dossie, White flake
Flint white
1680 Brenner
Florentine lake, see Lakes
1680 Brenner
1633 Carducho
Florey blew
1606 Peacham
c.1599 Hilliard, flory
Gallstone
1797 Massoul
1758 Dossie
1680 Brenner
Gamboge
19th century
1797 Massoul
1758 Dossie, gumboge
1686 Waller, Gutta gamba
1680 Brenner
1621/1635 François/Le Brun, gomme goutte
General or Generall as Massicot, Yellow lead
1606 Peacham
1585/1598 Lomazzo, giallolino de fornace di Alamagna
German black
1773 Watin, noir d’Allemagne
German blue, Azurro delia Magna
1681 Baldinucci, azurro d’Alemagna
1584 Borghini, azurro della Magna
German green, see Mountain green
Grana, see Kermes
Green earth, terre verte
1773 Watin, terre verte commune, terre verte de Vérone
late 17th century Volpato, terra verde
1684 de Piles, terre-verte
1681 Baldinucci. verde di terra
1680 Brenner
1656 Anonymous, A Tract…, tierra verde
1633 Carducho, tierra verde
1621/1635 François/Le Brun, verd de terre
1620 de Mayerne
1585/1598 Lomazzo, terra verde
1584 Borghini, verde terra
1st century A.D. Pliny, creta viridis
1st century B.C. Vitruvius, creta viridis
Green Ochre of Copper or Malachite
1797 Massoul
Green verditer
1797 Massoul
1627-8 / 1648 Norgate
Greene bice, bise, bize as Malachite; see Blue green
1627-8/1648 Norgate, green bise
1606 Peacham
1585/1598 Lomazzo, bize, verde azurri
Gutta gamba, see Gamboge
Gypsum
1585/1598 Lomazzo, gesso
Haematite
1681 Baldinucci, lapis amatita, cinabro mineral
1680 Brenner
1656 Anonymous, A Tract…, hematites from Morón
1621/1635 François/Le Brun, rubriches or pierres sanguines
1584 Borghini, lapis amatita
Holy green, verde santo. See Sap greens
1585/1598 Lomazzo, verdetto, verde santo
Holy yellow, giallo santo. See Dutch pinke
Hungary blue, see Azurite
1585/1598 Lomazzo, Ongaro
Hungary green, see Malachite
1773 Watin, verd de montagne or verd de Hongrie
Hysginum
1st century A.D. Pliny
1st century B.C. Vitruvius
Indebaudias, as Lapis lazuli
1606 Peacham
Indian Blue
1797 Massoul
Indian lake
1627-8 / 1648 Norgate
c.1599 Hilliard, lake of India
Indian Red, Persian Earth
1797 Massoul
1758 Dossie, true
Indigo, indico, indicum
19th century
1797 Massoul
1773 Watin, l’inde and indigo
1758 Dossie, Indico
late 17th century Volpato, Endico
1686 Waller
1681 Baldinucci, Indaco
1680 Brenner
1656 Anonymous, A Tract…, anil
1634 Cooper
1633 Carducho, anil
1627-8 / 1648 Norgate, indico
1621/1635 François/Le Brun, l’inde
1620 de Mayerne
c. 1599 Hilliard, indy blewe
1585/1598 Lomazzo, endico oscuro
1584 Borghini, lacca mussa
1st century A.D. Pliny, Indico
1st century A.D. Dioscorides, indikon
1st century B.C. Vitruvius, indicum
Iris green
1797 Massoul
1773 Watin, verd d’iris
1680 Brenner
Iron dross black
1681 Baldinucci, nero di schiuma di ferro
1584 Borghini, nero di schiuma di ferro
Italian earth
1773 Watin, terre d’Italie
Ivory black
19th century
1797 Massoul
1773 Watin, noir d’ivoire
1758 Dossie
1681 Baldinucci, nero d’avorio
1680 Brenner
1627-8 / 1648 Norgate
1620 de Mayerne
c.1599 Hilliard, velvet blacke
1584 Borghini, avorio abbruciato
Kermes, Coccus, Grana
1621/1635 François/Le Brun, grana
1584 Borghini, grana
1st century A.D. Pliny, coccus
King’s yellow
1758 Dossie
Korck or Orchal, see Orchal, Orchil
1606 Peacham
Lakes, Fine, Common
1797 Massoul
1773 Watin, laque fine de Venise, laque platte
1758 Dossie
late 17th century Volpato, laca
1686 Waller
1684 de Piles, laque fine, laque grosse
1681 Baldinucci, lacca fine, lacca ordinaria
1621/1635 François/Le Brun, grosse lacque, lacque fine
c.1599 Hilliard, dark, from Venice or Antwerp
1584 Borghini, lacca fine, no tanto fine
Lamp black, see Colophony, Soot black
19th century
1797 Massoul
1773 Watin, noir de fumée
1758 Dossie
late 17th century Volpato, nero fumo
1686 Waller
1681 Baldinucci, nero di fumo
1680 Brenner
1656 Anon., A Tract…
1633 Carducho
1627-8 / 1648 Norgate
1620 de Mayerne
1621/1635 François/Le Brun, noir de fumée
c.1599 Hilliard, soot
1584 Borghini, nero di fumo
1st century A.D. Pliny, atramentum
1st century B.C. Vitruvius
Lapis lazuli, see Ultramarine
1797 Massoul
1773 Watin, lapis lazuli or pierre d’azur
1758 Dossie
1681 Baldinucci, lapislazzolo & lapislazzuli
1584 Borghini, lapislazzero
Lapis Armenius, see Azurite
y1686 Waller, Lapis Armenius
Light pink
1758 Dossie
Lime White, see Sangionvani white
1797 Massoul
1st century B.C. Vitruvius
Litharge
19th century
1st century A.D. Pliny
1st century A.D. Dioscorides, litharguros
Litmos, Litmus, Lacmus
1758 Dossie
1686 Waller, litmose
1634 Cooper
1606 Peacham, litmose blew
c.1599 Hilliard, litmouse
Logwood-wash, or Campechy – transparent pink
1758 Dossie
Madder, Rubia tinctoria
1st century A.D. Pliny
1st century B.C. Vitruvius, rubiae radice
Malachite, see Green bice
1797 Massoul
1686 Waller
Malachite, called Chrysocolla
1680 Brenner
1634 Cooper
1st century A.D. Pliny, chrysocolla
1st century A.D. Dioscorides, chrysocolla
1st century B.C. Vitruvius, chrysocolla
3rd century B.C. Theophrastus
Manganese violet
19th century
Mars Yellow
1797 Massoul
Martial Ochres
1797 Massoul
Massicot, Masticot, as Yellow lead
1797 Massoul, massicott
1773 Watin, massicot
1758 Dossie, masticot
late 17th century Volpato, gialorino
1686 Waller, masticot
1684 de Piles, massicot
1681 Baldinucci, giallorino “brought from Flanders”
1680 Brenner
1656 Anonymous, A Tract…, óxido de plomo
1634 Cooper
1633 Carducho
1627-8 / 1648 Norgate
1620 de Mayerne
1621/1635 François/Le Brun, massicot
1606 Peacham, masticot
c. 1599 Hilliard
1585/1598 Lomazzo, giallolino de fornace di Flandra
1584 Borghini, giallorino fine: Di Fiàdra viene vn giallo detto in fé materia di piombo
Minium, as a name
see Cinnabar
see Red lead
Minium as Cinnabar; see Cinnabar
1681 Baldinucci, cinabro, minio
1584 Borghini, minio
1st century A.D. Pliny, minio
1st century B.C. Vitruvius, minium
Minium as Red lead
19th century
1797 Massoul
1773 Watin, minium
1758 Dossie, or Red lead
1686 Waller
1681 Baldinucci, minio comune che si fa con piombio e biacca
1680 Brenner
1633 Carducho
1621/1635 François/Le Brun, mine
1620 de Mayerne
1584 Borghini, minio
1st century A.D. Pliny, minium secondarius
1st century B.C. Vitruvius, sandaraca
Mountain blue, see Azurite
1797 Massoul
1686 Waller
1680 Brenner
1634 Cooper
1620 de Mayerne
Mountain green, see Malachite
1797 Massoul
1773 Watin, verd de montagne or verd de Hongrie
1681 Baldinucci, verdetto
1680 Brenner
1656 Anonymous, A Tract…,
1634 Cooper
1633 Carducho
1584 Borghini, verdetto, montagna delia Magna
Mountain ochre, see Ochre de rue
Mountain Red
1797 Massoul
Mountain Yellow
1797 Massoul
Mummy
1585/1598 Lomazzo, mumia
Murex, see Purples
Murrey
c.1599 Hilliard, dark lakes from Venice or Antwerp
Naples Yellow
19th century
1797 Massoul. or Giallolino
1773 Watin, jaune de Naples
1758 Dossie
Ochre de Rue, Rouse, Rut, Mountain ochre, Mountain yellow
1797 Massoul
1773 Watin, ochre de rue or de rut, le jaune obscur
1680 Brenner
1621/1635 François/Le Brun, ochre dru
c.1599 Hilliard, de rouse
Oker de luke or luce
1606 Peacham
Orange lake
1758 Dossie
Orange tawny
1585/1598 Lomazzo, red lead or burnt orpigment; tanzato
Orchal, Orchil, as Litmos
1758 Dossie, or archal
1633 Carducho. orchilla
1606 Peacham
Orpiment
19th century
1797 Massoul
1773 Watin, orpin
1758 Dossie, common
1686 Waller
1681 Baldinucci, orpimento
1680 Brenner
1656 Anonymous, A Tract…, jalde
1634 Cooper
1633 Carducho, jalde
1621/1635 François/Le Brun, orpin
1606 Peacham
1585/1598 Lomazzo, oropimento
1584 Borghini, giallo called orpimento
1st century A.D. Pliny, auripigmento
1st century A.D. Diocorides, arsenicon
1st century B.C. Vitruvius, auripigmentum
Pansy greene
c.1599 Hilliard
Peach Black
19th century
1797 Massoul
1773 Watin, noir de péches
1681 Baldinucci, nero di noccioli di pesche
c. 1599 Hilliard, peach stone
1584 Borghini, noccioli di pesca
Pearl white
1758 Dossie
Persian Earth, see Indian Red
Pinke, see Pinnke yealow
1627-8 / 1648 Norgate, pinke
c.1599 Hilliard
1585/1598 Lomazzo, giallo santo, holy yellow
Pinke yealow, see Pinke, Dutch pink
1606 Peacham
Porporino
1681 Baldinucci, porporino
1584 Borghini, porporino
Precipitate of Gold, or Casius
1797 Massoul
Prussian Blue
19th century
1797 Massoul
1773 Watin, bleu de Prusse
1758 Dossie
Prussian Green
1797 Massoul
1758 Dossie
Prussian Red
1773 Watin, rouge de Prusse
Purple lake as Indigo
1681 Baldinucci, lacca mussa, paonazzo
Purples, Murex, Whelks
1st century A.D. Pliny, purpurae
1st century B.C. Vitruvius, ostrum
Purpurine
1621/1635 François/Le Brun, purpurine
Realgar, see Orpiment
1797 Massoul, or Red Orpiment
1773 Watin, realgar
1681 Baldinucci, orpimento arso
1656 Anonymous, A Tract…, rejalgar
1633 Carducho, rejalgar
Realgar called Sandarach
1621/1635 François/Le Brun, sandaraque
1st century A.D. Pliny, sandarach
1st century A.D. Diocorides, sandarac
1st century B.C. Vitruvius, natural sandarach
Red brown, see English red-brown
1773 Watin, rouge-brun, brun-rouge d’Angleterre
Red earth, see Red ochre
Red lakes, see Lakes
1620 de Mayerne
Red lead, see Orange tawny
1758 Dossie, or minium
late 17th century Volpato, minio
1686 Waller
1681 Baldinucci, minio
1656 Anonymous, A Tract…
1627-8 / 1648 Norgate
1606 Peacham
c.1599 Hilliard. redd lead
1584 Borghini, minium
Red lead, burnt lead, called Sandarach; see Minium
1st century A.D. Pliny, sandarach, minium secondarius
1st century A.D. Dioscorides, molubdos kekaumenos
1st century B.C. Vitruvius, sandaraca
Red ochre, see Sinopis
19th century
1797 Massoul
1773 Watin, ochre rouge
1758 Dossie, oker
late 17th century Volpato, rossa
1686 Waller
1681 Baldinucci, rosso di terra, ochria
1680 Brenner
1656 Anonymous, A Tract…, almagre
1633 Carducho, almagre
1621/1635 François/Le Brun, ocre rouge
1584 Borghini, rosso di terra
1st century A.D. Pliny, rubrica, Sinopis
1st century A.D. Dioscorides, rubrica, tektonike
1st century B.C. Vitruvius, rubrica
3rd century B.C. Theophrastus
Red Orpiment, or Realgar
1797 Massoul
Red rust of iron, English iron oxide
1633 Carducho,pabonazo
Red vitriol, see Calcined vitriol
1633 Carducho
Reddle, Ruddle, see Red ochre
Ring white
1st century A.D. Pliny, anulare
Rose lake, or rose pink
1758 Dossie
Rose madder
19th century
Rose pink
1758 Dossie, or Rose lake
Roset, Rosette
1621/1635 François/Le Brun, rosette
1606 Peacham
Rouget
1621/1635 François/Le Brun, rouget
Rubrica, see Red ochre
1686 Waller
Saffron
1773 Watin, saffran bâtard or carthame
1758 Dossie, Tincture of Saffron
1681 Baldinucci, zafferano
1633 Carducho, azafrán
1621/1635 François/Le Brun, safrans
c.1599 Hilliard
1584 Borghini, zaffarano
Saffron orange
1634 Cooper
Salt purple
1681 Baldinucci, paonazzo di sale
1584 Borghini, paonazzo di sale
Sandaraque as Realgar
1680 Brenner
1st century A.D. Pliny
1st century A.D. Dioscorides
1st century B.C. Vitruvius
Sanders Blue
1797 Massoul
1758 Dossie, as blue verditer
Sanders Green
1797 Massoul
Sandyx
1st century A.D. Pliny
Sangiovanni white
1681 Baldinucci, bianco sangiovanni
1584 Borghini, bianco sangiovanni
Sap greens, see Bladder green
1797 Massoul
1758 Dossie
1634 Cooper
1627-8 / 1648 Norgate
1606 Peacham, sapp greene
c.1599 Hilliard, sapgreene
1585/1598 Lomazzo, verdetto
Satin white, see Ceruse
c.1599 Hilliard, sattin whit
Saturnine Red
1797 Massoul
Scarlet oker
1758 Dossie
Seacole
1627-8 / 1648 Norgate
Sea green
1758 Dossie, terra verte
Scheele’s green, see Emerald green, Schweinfurt green
Schweinfurt green, see Emerald green, Scheele’s green
Siennas
19th century
1797 Massoul, terra de Sienna
1681 Baldinucci, giallo di Sienna
Silver white
19th century
Sinaper lake
1606 Peacham
Sinaper tops, Synaper tops
1606 Peacham
Sinopia, see Red ochre
1584 Borghini, cinopia
1st century A.D. Pliny, Sinopis
1st century A.D. Dioscorides, rubrica Sinopica, miltos Sinopike
Sky blue, see Azur
Smalt
1797 Massoul
1773 Watin, smalte
1758 Dossie
late 17th century Volpato, smaltino
1686 Waller
1681 Baldinucci, azurro di smalto
1656 Anonymous, A Tract…, smalt
1634 Cooper
1633 Carducho, smalt
1627-8 / 1648 Norgate
1620 de Mayerne
c.1599 Hilliard
1585/1598 Lomazzo, smalti
1584 Borghini, azzurro di smalto
Spalt, see Asphaltum
1656 Anonymous, A Tract…, espalto
1627-8 / 1648 Norgate, spaltam
c.1599 Hilliard, spalte
Spanish blue, see Azurite
late 17th century Volpato. azuro di Spagna
1681 Baldinucci, azurro di biadetti
1633 Carducho, costras de Sevilla
1621/1635 François/Le Brun, bleu d’Espagne
1584 Borghini, azurri di miniera, mineral blue from Spain
Spanish brown
1758 Dossie
1585/1598 Lomazzo, browne of Spaine
Spanish green, see Malachite
1584 Borghini, verde azzurro
Spanish white
1797 Massoul
1773 Watin, blanc d’Espagne
1758 Dossie, or Troy white
1686 Waller
1680 Brenner
1606 Peacham
Stag-Horn Black
1797 Massoul
Stil-de-grain
late 17th century Volpato, giallo santo
1684 de Piles, stil-de-grain
1681 Baldinucci, giallosanto
1680 Brenner
1656 Anonymous, A Tract…, ancorca
1633 Carducho, ancorca
1621/1635 François/Le Brun, grain d’Avignon, stil de grun
1584 Borghini, giallo santo
Sun-Flower Blue
1797 Massoul
Syrian, Syricum
1606 Peacham
1st century A.D. Pliny
Terra verte, see Green earth
19th century
1758 Dossie, called Sea green
Troy white, as Spanish white
1758 Dossie
Tumeric wash
1773 Watin, Terra merita, curcuma longa, Saffran des Indes
1758 Dossie
Turnsole
1656 Anonymous, A Tract…, costras de trapillo
1634 Cooper
1621/1635 François/Le Brun, tournesol
1606 Peacham, turnesoile
Turpeth mineral
1758 Dossie
Ultramarine, see Lapis lazuli
1797 Massoul
1758 Dossie
late 17th century Volpato, oltremariono
1686 Waller
1684 de Piles, outremer
1681 Baldinucci, azzurro oltramarino
1656 Anonymous, A Tract…
1634 Cooper
1633 Carducho, ultramarino
1627-8 / 1648 Norgate
1621/1635 François/Le Brun, outremarin
1620 de Mayerne
c.1599 Hilliard, ultermaryne of Venice
1585/1598 Lomazzo, oltramarino
1584 Borghini, azzurro oltramarino
Ultramarine ashes
1758 Dossie
1681 Baldinucci, cenere d’azzurro
Ultramarine blue, synthetic
19th century
Ultramarine, Cyprus [Armenium, i.e. Azurite]
1680 Brenner
Ultramarine violet
19th century
Umber
19th century
1797 Massoul
1773 Watin, terre d’ombre
1758 Dossie
late 17th century Volpato, terra d’ombre
1686 Waller
1684 de Piles, terre-d’ombre
1680 Brenner
1656 Anonymous, A Tract…, ocre oscuro, sombra
1634 Cooper
1633 Carducho, úmero de Venecia
1627-8 / 1648 Norgate
1621/1635 François/Le Brun, terre d’ombre
1620 de Mayerne
1606 Peacham
c.1599 Hilliard
1585/1598 Lomazzo, terra d’ombra, falsalo
1584 Borghini, terra d’ombra
1st century A.D. Pliny
Velvet blacke, see Ivory black
Venice ceruse, see Ceruse, White lead
1621/1635 François/Le Brun, blanc de Venise
1606 Peacham
Venetian red
1758 Dossie
1634 Cooper
Verdaccio, mixed green
1681 Baldinucci, verdaccio
1656 Anonymous, A Tract…, verdaccio
1633 Carducho, verdaccio
Verdet
1773 Watin, verd-de-gris or verdet
1621/1635 François/Le Brun, verdet
Verdetto
1681 Baldinucci, as mountain green, si trouva nel monti de’Alemagna
Verdigris, see Crystallised, Distilled Verdigris, Eternal green
1797 Massoul, Ver-de-Grease
1773 Watin, verd-de-gris or verdet
1758 Dossie. Verdigrise
1681 Baldinucci, verderame
1680 Brenner
1656 Anonymous, A Tract…, verdete
1634 Cooper
1633 Carducho, verdete
1621/1635 François/Le Brun, verdegris
1620 de Mayerne
1606 Peacham, vert-greace
1585/1598 Lomazzo, verderame, verdigrease
1584 Borghini, verderame
1st century A.D. Pliny, aeruga
1st century A.D. Dioscorides, aeruga rasillis
1st century B.C. Vitruvius, aeruga
3rd century B.C. Theophrastus
Verditer, blue, green
19th century
1635 Norgate
1630 de Mayerne
1606 Peacham, verditure
c.1599 Hilliard
Vermilion, see Cinnabar
19th century
1797 Massoul
1773 Watin, vermillon
1758 Dossie
1686 Waller
1684 de Piles, vermillon
1681 Baldinucci, vermiglio
1680 Brenner
1656 Anonymous, A Tract…, vermellon
1633 Carducho, cinabrio artificial
1627-8 / 1648 Norgate
1621/1635 François/Le Brun, vermillon, sinabre
1620 de Mayerne
1606 Peacham
c.1599 Hilliard, vermelion
1585/1598 Lomazzo, cenapri artificiale, cynnabar
1584 Borghini, vermiglio
Vine black
1773 Watin, noir de vigne
1681 Baldinucci, nero di sermenti di vite
1584 Borghini, carboni di sermenti di vite
1st century A.D. Pliny, atramentum
1st century B.C. Vitruvius
Violet Blue
1797 Massoul
Viridian, Vert emeraude
19th century
Weld, Reseda luteola
1773 Watin, gaude
1681 Baldinucci, giallo called Arzica
1584 Borghini, arzica
White Chalk
1797 Massoul
White earths: Melian, Paratonium, Lemnian, Eretrian
1st century A.D. Pliny, terra candicans
1st century A.D. Dioscorides
1st century B.C. Vitruvius
3rd century B.C. Theophrastus
White of Egg Shells, see Egg shell white
1797 Massoul
1584 Borghini, gusci d’uova
White flake, see Flake white
1758 Dossie
White lead, see Ceruse, Venetian ceruse
1797 Massoul
1773 Watin, blanc de plomb
1758 Dossie
late 17th century Volpato, biaca
1684 de Piles, blanc de plomb
1681 Baldinucci, biacca
1656 Anonymous, A Tract…, albaialde
1627-8 / 1648 Norgate
1621/1635 François/Le Brun, blanc de plomb
1620 de Mayerne
1606 Peacham
c.1599 Hilliard, whitlead
1585/1598 Lomazzo, biacca
1584 Borghini, biacca
1st century A.D. Pliny, cerussa, psimithium
1st century A.D. Dioscorides, cerusa, psimuthios
1st century B.C. Vitruvius, cerussa
White of Pearl
1797 Massoul
White of Rouen
1797 Massoul
White of Silver
1797 Massoul
White of Zinc
1797 Massoul
Woad, Isatis tinctoria
1681 Baldinucci, gaude, Indaco
1621/1635 François/Le Brun, fleurs de pastel
1584 Borghini, indico
1st century A.D. Pliny, called in Gaul, glastum
1st century B.C. Vitruvius, isatis
Yellow berries. See Dutch pink, English pink
1634 Cooper
Yellow glass
1681 Baldinucci, giallo di vetro
1584 Borghini, giallo di vetro
Yellow lead, see Massicot
1681 Baldinucci, giallo di pombino
Yellow Ochre
19th century19th century
1797 Massoul
1773 Watin, ochre jaune
1758 Dossie, oker
1686 Waller
1684 de Piles, occre-jaune
1681 Baldinucci, ocria, gialla di terra
1656 Anonymous, A Tract…, ocre
1634 Cooper
1633 Carducho, ocre
1627-8 / 1648 Norgate
1621/1635 François/Le Brun, l’ochre jaune
1620 de Mayerne
c.1599 Hilliard, yeallowe oker
1585/1598 Lomazzo, ocrea
1584 Borghini, ocria
1st century A.D. Pliny, sil
1st century Dioscorides, ochre
1st century B.C. Vitruvius, sil
3rd century B. C. Theophrastus
Yellow wash from French berries, see Dutch pinke
1758 Dossie
Zaffre
1797 Massoul