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Historic pigments-list #1- as recorded by C. Cennini (14th cent.)

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Cennino Cennini a Tuscan artist that practised   a Giottesque atelier of fourtheen century, wrote a book about the way Italian artists used to paint, describing different techniques (fresco, egg tempera etc.). Dry pigments of historic list #1 have been mentioned in Cennini’s “The craftsman handbook”.They are original mineral and vegetable powders. The most famous pigment of this list is Lapislazuli blue.Lapis Lazuli is a semi-precious stone, coming from Badashkan mines in Afghanistan (mentioned by Marco Polo).It is by us reduced in powder and  blue pigment is extracted following Cennini’s recipe.

SELEZIONE “CENNINO CENNINI”
NUMERO NOME COLORE
2400 OSSO – bone white for silverpoint
0209/I GIALLORINO CHIARO – lead-tin yellow -type I -
0209/II GIALLORINO SCURO –  lead-tin yellow  -type II -
122 E ARZICA – vegetable yellow lake
0404 CINABRESE – flesh tint -
0101 ORPIMENTO - orpiment
0205 ZAFFERANO- original saffron
0784 OCRIA – yellow ochre
0102 RISALGALLO - realgar
0494 MINIO -red lead
0009 BOLO ARMENICO - red bole
0008 SINOPIA- ocra rossa - red ochre
0050 MD CINABRO  – vermilion genuine -middle
0050 SC CINABRO SCURO – vermilion genuine -deep
0001 E SANGUE DI DRAGONE - dragon’s blood (vegetable)
0206 E VERZINO COLOMBINO – brazil wood (vegetable)
1100 AMATISTO – haematite red
0207 LACCA DI GOMMA – lac dye
2100 LAPIS AMATITA – red jasper
0097 VERDERAME – verdigris
0104/I VERDE AZZURRO CHIARO – malachite light
0104/II VERDE AZZURRO SCURO –  malachite deep
3120 RESINATO DI RAME -copper resinate
0012 VERDACCIO - “verdaccio” green earth
0105 AZZURRO OLTREMARINO –ultramarine genuine extra
0107/I AZZURRO DELLA MAGNA – azurite deep
0107/II AZZURRO DELLA MAGNA –  azurite light
0105/IV BIADETTO D’OLTREMARE – ultramarine ashes
0108/E INDACO BACCADEO – original vegetable indigo
0942 NEGRO DI SERMENTI – vine black
0998 NEGRO FUMO – lamp black
1200 BISTRO - bistre
WHITE PIGMENTS
ANCIENT NAME
ITEM MODERN NAME
prices in euro
100g 500g 1kg
BIACCA 0110 Lead White - - -
BIANCO SAN GIOVANNI 0200 P Lime Powder (calcium carbonate) € 2.20 € 4.50 € 7.50
CALCE PER AFFRESCO 0200L Seasoned Pit Lime - in paste - 0,750 lt.  €4,50 3 litres € 9,00 16 litres € 32,00
GESSO SOTTILE DI VOLTERRA 0201 Gesso Ground Powder from Volterra (calcium sulphate) - € 1,50 € 2,20
OSSO 2400 Bone White for silverpoint € 3.00 € 13.00 € 21.00
YELLOW & EARTH PIGMENTS
ANCIENT NAME
ITEM MODERN NAME
prices in euro
- - -
GIALLORINO CHIARO
GIALLORINO SCURO
0209/I
0209/II
Lead Tin Yellow Light (Type I)
Lead Tin Yellow Deep (Type II)
- - -
ARZICA 122 E Weld Lake -vegetable-….  (reseda luteola) 50g
€ 29.00
100g
€ 54.00
-
CINABRESE 0404 Flesh Tint (blend of earths) 100g
€ 3.60
500g
€ 16.50
1kg
€ 30.00
ORPIMENTO 0101 Orpiment - - -
ZAFFERANO(Crocus sativus) 0205 Saffron powder -vegetable- (crocus sativus) 5g
€ 40,00
10g
€ 75,00
100g   €650,00
OCRIA 0784 Yellow Ochre (natural earth) 100g
€ 2.60
500g
€ 8,00
1kg
€ 12.00
RISALGALLO 0102 Realgar - - -
MINIO 0494 Red Lead - - -
BOLO ARMENICO 0009 Red Bole (natural earth) 100g
€ 2.60
500g
€ 8.00
1kg
€ 13.00
SINOPIA 0008 Red Ochre (natural earth) 100g
€ 2.60
500g
€ 8.00
1kg
€ 13.00
RED & BROWN PIGMENTS
ANCIENT NAME
ITEM MODERN NAME
prices in euro
50g 100g -
CINABRO 0050/MD 0050/SC Vermilion Genuine- Medium-  Vermilion Genuine -Deep- € 18,00    €16,00 € 33,00 -€30,00 -
SANGUE DI DRAGONE 0001 E Dragoon’s Blood -vegetable- (Calamus draconis) €21.00 €39.00 -
VERZINO COLOMBINO 0206 E Brazil Wood Extract -vegetable- (Caesalpina Braziliensis) € 6.50 € 11.50 -
AMATISTO 1100 Hematite red (natural iron oxide) - € 3,00 -
LACCA DI GOMMA 0207 Lac Red Lake -Indian Lake (coccus lacca) € 28.00 € 50.00 -
LAPIS AMATITA 2100 Red Jasper € 26.00 € 48.00 -
GREEN PIGMENTS
ANCIENT NAME
ITEM MODERN NAME
prices in euro
- - -
VERDERAME 0997 Verdigris (copper basic acetate) 50g
€ 6.50
100g
€ 11,50
-
VERDE AZZURRO CHIARO
VERDE AZZURRO SCURO
0104/I
0104/II
Malachite Green Light
Malachite Green Deep
50g
€ 26,00
100g
€ 48,00
-
RESINATO DI RAME 3120 Copper Resinate (verdigris in Venice turpentine) 75ml
€ 24.00
- -
VERDACCIO 0012 Verdaccio Deep (blend of earths) 100g
€ 3.00
500g
€ 13.00
-
BLUE PIGMENTS
ANCIENT NAME
ITEM MODERN NAME
prices in euro
10g 50g 100g
AZZURRO OLTREMARINO 0105/I Ultramarine Blue Natural -Afghan Lapis Lazuli- Best Quality- € 54.00 280,00 € 480,00
AZZURRO OLTREMARINO 0105/II Ultramarine Blue Natural - Afghan Lapis Lazuli - Second Quality € 35,00 150,00 € 240,00
AZZURRO DELLA MAGNA 0107/II Azurite Blue Light € 18.00 €80,00 € 140.00
AZZURRO DELLA MAGNA 0107/I Azurite Blue Deep € 18,00 €80.00 €140,00
BIADETTO D’OLTREMARE 0105/IV Ultramarine ashes (blue-grey) 42.00 € 74.00
INDACO BACCADEO 0108E Indigo vegetable (indigofera tinctoria) €10.00 €19.00
NERI
ANCIENT NAME
ITEM MODERN NAME
prices in euro
50g 100g 500g
NEGRO DI SERMENTI 0942 Vine Black (wood charcoal black) - €3,00 € 13.00
NEGRO FUMO 0998 Lamp Black (carbon black) - € 3.60 -
BISTRO 1200 Bistre -from wood tarry soots- € 20,00 € 36,00 -

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