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of the tested artistic secrets,
which are clearly presented and treated in this treatise,
following in order, and where they
may be found within.
| No: | Page | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | To make the most precious carmine equal in color to purple | 1 |
| 2. | To prepare the finest Florentine lake Florentine lake: A high-quality red pigment traditionally made from organic dyes like cochineal, used in fine art. | 4 |
| 3. | A brownish-red color, which some also call Florentine lake | 5 |
| 4. | A lesser and inferior lake | 6 |
| 5. | To make ultramarine Ultramarine: A deep-blue pigment historically made by grinding lapis lazuli; it was more expensive than gold during the Renaissance. | ibid. original Latin: "ibidem," meaning "in the same place" or on the same page. |
| 6. | To manufacture the same upon silver | 8 |
| 7. | Prussian or Berlin Blue Prussian Blue: The first modern synthetic pigment, discovered in Berlin around 1704. | 10 |
| 8. | To make fine verdigris Verdigris: A green pigment (copper acetate) typically created by exposing copper to acetic acid, such as wine vinegar. | 11 |
| 9. | The most beautiful ruby-glass for imitation original: "Emuliren." This refers to the creation of glass that mimics the appearance of precious gemstones. | 12 |
| 10. | To prepare gold for painting on glass and porcelain | 13 |
| 11. | Copal resin Gummi-Copal: A hard, translucent tree resin used to create durable, high-gloss varnishes. for lacquering wood | 14 |
| 12. | To dissolve the same for lacquering metal | 15 |
| 13. | To make Chinese lacquer | 16 |
| 14. | A beautiful saffron of Mars Crocus Martis: An alchemical name for iron oxide (rust) used as a pigment in ceramics and glass-making., which glass painters and gilders use to mix into glass to enhance its color | ibid. |
| 15. | A very secret, fixed saffron of Mars, to tint white crystals into a ruby color | 17 |
| 16. | A distilled verdigris, to represent the most beautiful emerald-green in pebbles Likely referring to the treatment of quartz or flint stones to simulate emeralds. | 18 |
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