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1.  Overview     2. History of use     3. Making the pigment     4. Technical details

Brief description of Red lead:           A dense, fine-textured red pigment with good hiding power but only fair stability.    Names for Red lead:             Pronounciation: red led Alternative names: Alternative names Word origin: The name "Red lead" comes from river Minius located in north west Spain. Non-English names:  German      French      Italian   Bleimennige, Mennige   minium   minio  Chemical name: Lead(II,IV)-oxide

A painted swatch of Red lead:

Other reds         (intro) - Madder lake (alizarine) - realgar - red lead - Red ochre - vermilion