Blue pigments
Subtitle: 5000 years of art and industry
By: François Delamare ; translated by Yves Rouchaleau
Publisher: Archetype Publications
Published: 2013
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 361
ISBN-13: 9781904982371
Subjects: Blue; History; Blue in art; Powders; Industrial applications; Pigments; Color; Blau; Farbe; Herstellung; Kunst; Pigment
Work titles: Bleus en poudres
Notes: Translation of: Bleus en poudres : de l'art à l'industrie : 5000 ans d'innovations. c2007.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-358) and index.
Table of contents: title: Egyptian blue, the blue pigment of Mediterranean antiquity : from Egyptian hsbd̲ iryt to Roman caeruleum; title: Zaffre, smalt, bleu d'esmail and azure : tribulations of Saxon cobalt; title: Natural ultramarine : the essence of blue pigment; title: German azurite and English blue verditer : favourite pigments of European painters; title: Prussian blue : an unexpected destiny; title: The discovery of Thenard's (cobalt) blue : a time for scientists; title: Guimet blue and artificial ultramarines : the dream comes true; title: Copper phthalocyanines : a chance happily exploited; title: The rediscovery of Egyptian blue; title: The rediscovery of Han blue; title: The rediscovery of yax, the Maya blue.