Carmine
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A short encyclopedia entry defining carmine as a beautiful purplish-red powder used by miniature painters, though rarely because of its price. It describes the main method of extracting it from cochineal with water infused with chouan and antour, and notes variants using rocou or brazil-wood, fernambouc and leaf-gold steeped in white-wine vinegar.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1771
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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