Pigments through the Ages

              
/ em • ruhld   green /
Emerald green
 		  
   

     
 

  1.  Overview  
  2. History
of use		  
  3. Making the
pigment		  
  4. Technical
details		  
  
  Brief description of Emerald green:   
       Unusually brilliant blue-green to green colour with fair hiding power. It is chemically not stable and very poisonous. 

  Names for Emerald green:   
        
Pronounciation:
em • ruhld   green
Alternative names:
Paris green, Veronese green, Schweinfurt green
Word origin:
The name "Emerald green" comes from From Latin smaragdus = precious stone..
Non-English names:
 German  
  
 French  
  
 Italian 
 Schweinfurter Grün 
 vert Véronèse, vert de Schweinfurt 
 verde di Schweinfurt 
Chemical name:
Copper(II)-acetoarsenite

  

  Source of Emerald green:   
        

19th century methods for the manufacture of emerald green on a large scale


Other greens        
(intro) - Cobalt green - copper resinate - Emerald green - Green earth - malachite      
verdigris - viridian        

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