Comment on fait coleur de rose bien belle Chappitre lxxij

Record
General
Colour ConText ID: 
REC:3169
Original language: 
French
Remarks: 
Jean d´Otremeuse recommends to use „blanc d´Espaigne“, which he also names „ceruse“. The ceruse or Venetian ceruse is a hydrate of lead mixed with carbonate, formerly used as a white pigment in cosmetics and for medical purposes.
Date information
Year: 
1390?

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Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale 12326, Trésorier de philosophie naturelle des pierres précieuses, quatrième livre 1390? XIVth (2H.) XVth (2H.)
Page number(s) in source: 
245r-v