Brown red is an argillaceous iron ore, known by the name of bole, or bolaire earth. there is some naturally red, as the bole Armeniac; others are yellow and made red by torrefaction. English red, or biauty is of this number. The greatest part comes from berry, a province in France, and is sold in Holland by the name of English red. This colour is of great use either in oil painting, or in water colours.