Pigments through the Ages

              
/ van dike   braoon /
Van Dyke brown
 
 
   

     
 

  1.  Overview  
  2. History
of use
 
  3. Making the
pigment
 
  4. Technical
details
 
  
  Brief description of Van Dyke brown:   
       transparent brown pigment containing usually over 90% of organic matter.  

  Names for Van Dyke brown:   
        
Pronounciation:
van dike   braoon
Alternative names:
Cassel earth, Cologne earth
Non-English names:
 German  
 
 French  
 
 Italian 
 Kasseler Erde, Kölnische Erde 
 terre de Cologne, terre de Cassel 
 terra di Colonia, terra di Cassel 
Chemical name:
Humic substances

  

  Source of Van Dyke brown:   
        

Humic substances from soil, peat or brown coal


Other browns        
(intro) - Brown ochre - Umbra - Van Dyke brown        

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