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Ancient Colours, from Mineral, Plant and Metal-Mineral Sources
1
A001
Carmine, red lake, genuine, Peru
2
A002
Carmine Lake, genuine, Italy, artisan production
3
A072
Orange Madder
4
A074
Madder Lake MSM
5
A003
Madder Lake, natural, Italian Red-Orange shade
6
A004
London Rose, genuine Madder Rose, own production
7
A073
Rose Madder on Alumina
8
A005
Madder Lake, genuine, own production
9
A006
Malachite, bright
10
A007
Malachite deep, with iron oxides
11
A008
Turquoise, genuine
12
A009
Chrysocolla
13
A010
Ruby - crushed
14
A011
Azurite Pale
15
A012
Azurite Deep
16
A013
Azurite - Bright Blue
17
A014
Lapis Grey Blue
18
A015
Lapis lazuli genuine, Afghanistan
19
A016
Lapis lazuli De-luxe, extra deep, Afghanistan
20
A017
Lapis Sky Blue
21
A018
Cinnabar, Monte Amiata, Italy - 60micron
22
A019
Cinnabar, Monte Amiata, Italy + 60 micron, grainy
23
A020
Cinnabar, Chinese, very bright
24
A021
Cinnnabar, Almaden, Spain
25
A022
Blue Verditer
26
A023
Purpurite
27
A024
Egyptian Blue
28
A025
Smalt Blue Glass, Genuine
29
A026
Blue John
30
A027
Walnut Hulls - extract
31
A028
Weld Reseda, plant colour
32
A029
Stil de Grain
33
A030
Indigo, genuine, India
34
A031
Woad, genuine, Italy
35
A032
Maya Light Blue
36
A033
Maya Blue No 1
37
A034
Maya Blue No 2
38
A035
Maya Teal Blue
39
A036
Kendal Green
40
A037
Naples Yellow Light
41
A038
Naples Yellow Deep
42
A039
Lead Tin Yellow Light
43
A040
Lead Tin Yellow Lemon
44
A041
Jarosite
45
A042
Jarosite, pale
46
A043
Orpiment
47
A044
Realgar
48
A045
Thiulite
49
A046
Fuchsite
50
A047
Fuchsite, soft
51
A048
Whitby Jet
52
A049
Manganese Blue, Stoke on Trent, 1980s production
PB33
53
A050
Manganese Blue C
PB33
54
A051
Manganese Blue D
PB33
55
A052
Vivianite Blue Ochre
56
A053
Vivianite Grey-Blue Ochre
57
A054
Maya Green
58
A055
Malachite Light
59
A056
Lapis Lazuli Extra
60
A057
Gamboge
61
A058
Sap Green
62
A059
Terra Verde (Green Earth)
63
A060
Verdaccio
64
A061
Cinabrese
65
A062
Vermilion
66
A063
Giallorino (non toxic hue to match Lead Tin Yellow)
67
A064
Biacca (non toxic hue to match Lead White)
68
A065
Vine Charcoal, vines cut on the waning moon
69
A066
Blue Bice, Copper carbonate
70
A067
Dyer's Broom
71
A068
Cassel Brown, dissolves in water, as used by Samuel Prout
72
A069
Green Verditer
73
A070
Davy's Grey
74
A071
Payne's Grey Original (Davy's Grey-Lapis Lazuli-English Red)
75
A075
Dioptase Deep
76
A076
Roscolite
77
A077
Rubelite
78
A078
Vivianite, Pale
Vivianite (Blue Ocher)
79
A079
Turquoise, pale green, genuine
80
A080
Green Opal
81
A081
Shungite, Mineral
82
A082
Chrysocolla Deep
83
A083
Lapis lazuli, Afghanistan Grade AAA
Lapis Lazuli
84
A084
Lapis lazuli, Afghanistan Grade AA
Lapis Lazuli
85
A085
Lapis lazuli, Afghanistan Grade A
Lapis Lazuli
86
A086
Lapis Ashes
87
A087
Yellow Jasper
88
A088
Red Jasper
89
A089
Green Jasper
90
A090
Lapis lazuli, Afghanistan Grade 105
Lapis Lazuli
91
A091
Vermilion, production 1970s, Monte Amiata (process Vermilion PR 106)
92
A092
Terra Rosa, Italian (calcined clay matrix)
Yellow-Orange Pigments
93
A093
Red Ochre, Aragon, Spain
94
Y001
Cadmium Yellow Lightest, made in England, Cadmium Lemon
95
Y002
Cadmium Yellow Light, made in England
96
Y003
Cadmium Yellow Middle, made in England
97
Y004
Cadmium Yellow Deep, made in England
98
Y005
Nickel Titanium Yellow Lemon
99
Y006
Nickel Titanium Yellow
100
Y007
Permanent Yellow Light PY 74
PY74
101
Y507
Helio Yellow Light PY3
PY3
102
Y008
Permanent Yellow PY 83
PY83
103
Y508
Helio Yellow Middle PY74
PY74
104
Y009
Azo Yellow PY 3
PY3
105
Y509
Jaune Citron
106
Y010
Azo Yellow (opaque) PY 81
PY81
107
Y011
Hercules Orange PO 5
PO5
108
Y012
Naples Yellow (hue) no.1 PY 42/ PO 5
PY42
PO5
109
Y013
Naples Yellow (hue) no.2 PY 42/ PO 5
PY42
PO5
110
Y014
Naples Yellow (hue) no.3 PBr 28/ PW 6
PW6
111
Y015
Praeseodym Yellow PY159, ENGLISH
PY159
112
Y016
Cadmium Orange Light, made in England
113
Y017
Cadmium Orange Deep, made in England
114
Y018
Cobalt Yellow PY 40, made in England
PY40
115
Y019
Indian Yellow (synthetic)
PY150
116
Y020
Green Gold Yellowish
117
Y021
Fauve Orange
Red Pigments
118
R001
Napthol Red PR 102
PR102
119
R002
Permanent Red Light PR 112
PR112
120
R003
Permanent Red Deep PR 112
PR112
121
R004
Quinacridone Magenta PR 122
PR112
122
R005
Signal Red PR 3
PR3
123
R006
Vermilion (hue) PR 170
PR170
124
R007
Cadmium Red Light, made in England
125
R008
Cadmium Red Middle, made in England
126
R009
Cadmium Red Deep, made in England
127
R010
Cadmium Purple, made in England
128
R011
Potter's Pink. Chrome-Stannate PR 233
PR233
129
R012
Alizarin Crimson
130
R013
Quinacridone Red-Gold
131
R014
Cinquasia Red Violet
PV19
132
R015
Roman Purple
133
R016
Velvet Rose, Quinacridone Extra PR 122
PR122
134
R017
Puri Pink, PV 19
PV19
135
R018
Perfect Pink, Rhodamine
136
R019
Permanent Rose, Brilliant PR 122, PW 6
PR122
PW6
137
R020
Permanent Red Light PR 4
PR4
138
R021
Permanent Red Middle PR112
PR112
139
R022
Quindo Orange-Gold
Green Pigments
140
G001
Permanent Green no.1 PY 74/ PG 7
PY74
PG7
141
G002
Permanent Green no.2 PY 74/ PG 7
PY74
PG7
142
G003
Solex Green PY 53/ PY 3/ PG 7
PY53
PY3
PG7
143
G004
Chrome Green, imit. PG 7/ PB 15, PBr 24
PG7
PB15
PBr24
144
G005
Chrome Oxide Green PG 17
PG17
145
G505
Chrome Oxide Green Middle
146
G555
Chrome Oxide Green Deep
147
G006
Vagone Green PG 7/ PB 27/ PY 42, PY 74 (not stable in lime)
PG7
PB27
PY42
PY74
148
G007
Phthalocyanine Green PG 7 - with filler, for easy mixing
PG7
Filler
149
G008
Phthalocyanine Green - full strength PG 7
PG7
150
G009
Viridian PG 18 pure, genuine
PG18
151
G010
Emerald Green, imitation PG 7
PG7
152
G011
Kezia Green PG 7, PB 15
PG7
PB15
153
G511
Hooker's Green
154
G012
Sap Green PG 8
PG8
155
G013
Green Gold PY 129
PY129
156
G513
Buckthorn Geen hue
157
G014
Cobalt Green Deep, PG 19 - Cobalt-Zinc, made in England
PG19
158
G015
Cobalt Green-Blue Oxide, PG 19 - Cobalt-Zinc, made in England
PG19
159
G016
Cobalt Green
160
G017
Victoria Green, made in England
161
G018
Brunswick Green
162
G019
Ultramarine Green
163
G020
Mermaid Pool
Blue Pigments
164
B001
Ultramarine Blue no. 1 PB 29, made in France
PB29
165
B002
Ultramarine Violet
166
B003
Cerulean Blue
167
B004
Cerulean Blue PB 35, made in England
PB35
168
B504
Cerulean Blue hue
169
B005
Cobalt Celeste
170
B006
Cobalt Blue 6594
171
B007
Cobalt Blue PB 28, made in England
PB28
172
B008
Cobalt Blue Light 558
173
B009
Cobalt Blue Deep
174
B010
Kezia Blue Deep PB 15
PB15
175
B011
Cobalt Turquoise PB 36
PB36
176
B012
Cobalt Turquoise Light Genuine PB 28
PB28
177
B013
Adriatica Turquoise PG 7 - PB 15
PG7
PB15
178
B014
Antwerp Blue PB 27 (not stable in lime)
PB27
179
B015
Prussian Blue PB 27 (not stable in lime)
PB27
180
B016
Phthalocyanine Blue no.1 PB 15
PB15
181
B017
Phthalocyanine Blue no. 2 PB 15
PB15
182
B517
Helio Blue (MC2776)
183
B018
Phthalocyanine Blue no.3 PB 15
PB15
184
B518
Helio Azure Blue
185
B019
Phthalocyanine Blue PB 15 Full Strength
PB15
186
B519
Helio Blue Extra Deep
187
B119
Turquoise Blue
188
B219
Turquoise Blue Pure
189
B319
Beara Blue
190
B020
Dioxazine Violet PV23
PV23
191
B520
Permanent Violet PV23
PV23
192
B620
Permanent Violet Extra Deep
193
B021
Cobalt Violet Light, made in England PV 14
PV14
194
B022
Cobalt Violet, Bluish, made in England PV 14
PV14
195
B023
Cobalt Violet Deep, made in England PV 14
PV14
196
B024
Cobalt Violet Extra Deep, made in England PV 14
PV14
197
B025
Manganese Violet
198
B026
Ultramarine Pink
Black Pigments
199
K001
Vine Black, German
200
K002
Mars Black no.1
201
K003
Mars Black no.2
202
K004
Ivory Black
203
K005
Graphite Powder
204
K006
Lamp Black
205
K007
Spinel Black
206
K008
Vine Black Sesti
207
K009
Willow Charcoal
208
K010
Iron Oxide Black
209
K011
Vine Black, French
White Pigments
210
W001
Titanium White
211
W002
Zinc White
212
W003
Buff Titanium
213
W004
Lead White hue, non toxic
214
W005
Lithopone
215
W006
Horton White
216
W007
Mica
Mars Pigments
217
M001
Mars Yellow no.1
218
M002
Mars Yellow no.2
219
M003
Mars Yellow no.3
220
M004
Mars Orange
221
M005
Mars Red no.1
222
M006
Mars Red no.2
223
M007
Mars Red no.3
224
M008
Mars Violet no.1
225
M009
Mars Violet no.2
226
M010
Mars Violet no.3
Translucent Iron Oxide Pigments
227
T001
Translucent Yellow Oxide PY42
PY42
228
T002
Translucent Orange Oxide PY43
PY42
229
T003
Translucent Orange-Red Oxide PR101
PR101
230
T004
Translucent Red Oxide PR101
PR101
Earth Pigments
231
E001
Meudon Whiting
232
E954
White TR
233
E002
Vicenza White Earth
234
E003
Sarti Chalk, Yellow
235
E958
Yellow Ochre TR
236
E940
Orange Yellow Ochre
237
E936
Mustard Yellow Ochre
238
E004
Provence Ochre Very Pale - Goethite
239
E922
Felsite Transparent Yellow
240
E955
Yellow Ochre MK
241
E929
Lori Yellow
242
E934
Mustard Ochre MK
243
E957
Yellow Ochre RB
244
E005
Limonite, Cyprus
245
E956
Yellow Ochre MK1
246
E006
Provence Ochre Yellow ICLES SOF
247
E007
Ochre from Vandzos, Russian
248
E925
Gold Light Ochre
249
E948
Yellow Ochre T
250
E946
Dark Ochre
251
E008
Yellow Ochre Light, Voronezh, Russia
252
E009
Yellow Ochre ICLES
253
E010
Provence Ochre Yellow USA PY 42-43
PY42
PY43
254
E011
Yellow Ochre 4
255
E012
Yellow Ochre of Puisaye, Burgundy
256
E512
Apricot Ochre of Puisaye, Burgundy
257
E013
Yellow Ochre, Dark Puisaye, Burgundy
258
E014
Hangman's Ochre, North Yorkshire
259
E015
Oxford Ochre
260
E016
Provence Ochre Yellow Deep
261
E017
Raw Sienna, washed, Bagnoli Mt. Amiata
262
E018
Raw Sienna, Ryazan Oblast, Russia
263
E019
Raw Sienna, Sardinia
264
E947
Raw Sienna
265
E933
Mustard Ochre
266
E020
Raw Sienna, Montalcino
267
E021
Raw Sienna, S Fiora, Toscana
268
E022
Provence Ochre Yellow JCL PY 43
PY43
269
E522
Yellow Oxide Ochre
270
E523
Maroon Ochre
271
E924
Gold Ochre
272
E023
Raw Sienna, France
273
E024
Sahara Ochre
274
E025
Provence Ochre - Indian Yellow
275
E026
French Earth, Ton Pierre
276
E027
French Earth, Raw Sienna PY 43
PY43
277
E028
Havana Ochre
278
E029
Ochre, Vladimirsk, Russia
279
E030
Raw Umber, Cyprus
280
E030
Raw Umber, Cyprus
281
E031
Goethite, Kursk, Russia
282
E032
Mexico Clear Ochre
283
E033
Terra Rosa, la Vena, Toscana
284
E034
Terra Rosa, Bagno Vignoni
285
E035
Havana Ochre PY 42-PR101
PY42
PR101
286
E036
Mexico Dark Ochre
287
E037
Havana Ochre, French
288
E038
Dark Ochre
289
E939
Orange Ochre
290
E912
Red-Brown Ochre
291
E910
Red Ochre Light
292
E942
Red Ochre SH
293
E916
Crimson Ochre Light
294
E943
Red Ochre RB
295
E941
Red Ochre MK
296
E039
Red Ochre, Armenia
297
E040
Bois de Rose
298
E041
Venetian Red
299
E042
Provence Red Oxide APT
300
E921
Earth Red Ochre
301
E953
Volcanic Slag Red
302
E931
Bright Red Ochre Light
303
E930
Bright Red Ochre
304
E909
Red Ochre
305
E911
Burnt Sienna
306
E901
Armenian Bole Original
307
E919
Dark Red Ochre
308
E904
Baryte Red
309
E927
Haematite Cherry Red
310
E932
Red Brown Ochre
311
E043
Burgundy Red Ochre
312
E044
Pozzuoli Red Earth
313
E045
Provence Red Ochre RFLES PR 102
PR102
314
E046
Hercules Red Earth
315
E047
Provence Ochre Red RFL PR 102
PR102
316
E908
Brown Ochre EG
317
E902
Augite Porphyry Crimson
318
E048
Sinope, Liecestershire
319
E049
Borders Red
320
E050
Scottish Red Granite
321
E051
Torbay Red Sandstone
322
E052
Burnt Sienna, Bagnoli, Mt. Amiata calcined to 320C, own production
323
E053
Armenian Bole, Ijevan, Armenia
324
E054
Mermaid Egg, Ironstone, North Yorkshire
325
E055
Mother Rock, North Yorkshire
326
E056
Burnt Sienna, France
327
E056
Burnt Sienna, France
328
E057
Burgundy Haematite
329
E058
Richelieu Red Ochre
330
E059
Red Iron Oxide Pigment
331
E060
Red Earth, Sardinia
332
E061
Burnt Sienna, Sardinia
333
E062
Plumpton Iron Ore
334
E063
Moughton Whetstone
335
E064
Torridon Sandstone, Kishorn Pink
336
E564
Sasso Rosso
337
E905
Baryte White
338
E920
Earth Brown Ochre
339
E951
Violet Grey
340
E903
Augite Porphyry Violet Light
341
E915
Crimson Ochre
342
E907
Brown Ochre
343
E950
Violet Brown
344
E065
Burton Red Clay, North Yorkshire
345
E066
Burnt Umber, Siberia, Russia
346
E067
French Earth, Marron Glace
347
E068
Burnt Umber, French
348
E069
Florence Red, Cumbria
349
E142
Leighton Red Ochre, natural mineral iron oxide
350
E070
Red Brown Ochre
351
E071
Red Iron Oxide
352
E072
Burnt Sienna, Ryazan Oblast, Russia
353
E073
Rouge-Rouge
354
E074
French Earth, Rouge Cassis PR 101
PR101
355
E075
Haematite, Kursk, Russia
356
E076
Red Iron Oxide, French
357
E077
Rudstone, North Yorkshire
358
E926
Haematite Cherry
359
E078
Madras Red Iron Oxide
360
E079
Indian Red, French
361
E080
Red Earth, Novgorod, Russia
362
E081
Van Dyck Brown, Reddish
363
E082
Burnt Sienna, French
364
E082
Burnt Sienna, French
365
E083
Sverlovsk Earth "English Red"
366
E084
Caput Mortuum Violet, Novgorod, Russia
367
E085
Haematite Cold Shade, Kursk, Russia
368
E086
Kamchata Purple Ochre, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
369
E087
Burnt Umber, Cyprus B
370
E088
Caput Mortuum Violet No.1
371
E089
Tees Brown Ochre
372
E090
Burnt Umber, Cyprus C
373
E091
Morellone, Italian Violet Earth
374
E923
Green Brown Ochre
375
E092
Patin Terre
376
E913
Cold Green Earth
377
E937
Olive Ochre
378
E935
Mustard Ochre SH
379
E093
Oxford Bluestone
380
E094
Sankirnaya Ochre, Vladimirsk, Russia
381
E095
Antique Green Earth
382
E595
Torridon Green Schist
383
E096
Volkonschoite Burnt Green Earth, Glauconite, Ural, Russia
384
E097
Chelyabinsk Brown Ochre, Russia
385
E098
Terre Pourrie, Slate Grey
386
E099
Faun Ochre, Italy
387
E100
Raw Sienna Light, French
388
E101
Hardraw Scaur, North Yorkshire
389
E102
Tomsk Limonite Ochre, Russia
390
E103
Burnt Umber AEK
391
E104
Raw Umber, Cyprus HG
392
E105
Burnt Umber CCCN
393
E106
Pigment extract from Cassel
394
E107
Marron Ochre, French
395
E108
Raw Umber, French
396
E952
Volcanic Slag Black
397
E949
Tuff Black
398
E928
Mineral Black
399
E917
Dark Brown Ochre
400
E109
Raw Umber, Light, French
401
E110
Raw Umber, Cyprus
402
E111
Raw Umber, Dark, French
403
E112
Raw Umber, Cyprus FL
404
E113
Raw Umber, Greenish, Cyprus
405
E114
Kalegarth Lake Clay
406
E115
Ardoise Grey, Pale
407
E116
Ardoise Grey, Deep
408
E117
Ingleton Green Earth
409
E118
Honister Green Slate, Cumbria
410
E119
Volkonschoite Cold Shade, Urals, Russia
411
E120
Volkonschoite Light Shade, Urals, Russia
412
E121
Siderite Green Earth, Russia
413
E967
Green Earth Light V
414
E968
Verona Green Earth Light (Burnt) V
415
E122
Volkonschoite Warm Shade, Urals, Russia
416
E959
Zeolite
417
E945
Tavush Transparent Green
418
E963
Tavush Green Earth
419
E938
Olive Umber
420
E123
Green earth, Nicosia
421
E123
Green Earth, Nicosia
422
E124
Bohemian Green Earth, Czech Republic
423
E125
Green Earth, Verona
424
E126
Murmansk Celadonite, Russia
425
E127
Volkonschoite Deep Shade, Urals, Russia
426
E128
Chelyabinsk Green Earth, Russia
427
E129
Gris Etain, Francais
428
E130
Cassel Earth (bound in Gum Arabic)
429
E906
Black Slate
430
E918
Dark Green Black Slate
431
E131
Pompadour Slate Grey
432
E132
Grey Ochre
433
E133
Davy’s Grey, Oxon
434
E134
Amandola Blue Clay
435
E135
Helwith Bridge Grey Slate, Yorks
436
E136
Chlorite Grey-Brown, Chelyabinsk, Russia
437
E137
Black Shale, North Yorkshire
438
E138
Roman Black Earth
439
E139
Anthracite Black
440
E140
Ocre Gris, Francais
441
E141
Shungite Black, Karelia, Russia
442
E914
Copper Black