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BLEU GUIMET [1 record]

Record 1 2010-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dyes and Pigments (Industries)
  • Pigments and Colours (Arts)
  • Paints and Varnishes (Industries)
DEF

Pigment; a deep blue transparent and permanent.

CONT

A natural variety of ultramarine was made by grinding and powdering semiprecious stone, lapis lazuli.

OBS

Since 1828, the ultramarine of commerce has been an artificial product made by heating clay, soda, sulphur, and coal in furnaces; ... it was first produced commercially in France by Guimet in 1828 ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Teintures et pigments (Industries)
  • Pigments et couleurs (Arts)
  • Peintures et vernis (Industries)
DEF

[Mélange de] silico-aluminate de sodium polysulfuré, [utilisé en] peinture en général. [Définition normalisée par l'AFNOR et reproduite avec son autorisation.]

CONT

Le outremer est un bleu sombre et doux que, mélangé aux jaunes, produira une bonne variété de verts, et mélangé aux bruns, un grand choix de gris, de gris bruns et de bruns.

OBS

Le bleu outremer ou outremer est un bleu profond, longtemps extrait de la pierre fine de lapis-lazuli puis fabriqué synthétiquement à partir du XIXe siècle.

OBS

Identifié dans le Colour Index par le numéro C.I. «CI 77 007» et par le nom C.I. «Pigment blue 29».

OBS

bleu d'outremer : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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