verdigris colors

Literary analysis:

Verdigris appears in literature both as a technical ingredient and as a vivid descriptor of color and decay. It is frequently mentioned in detailed recipes and remedies, where its powdered form and chemical properties are essential—from herbal preparations and metal treatments [1, 2] to mixtures for painting that yield various shades of green [3, 4]. At other times, it becomes a metaphor for aging or corrosion, evoking images of weathered bronze or tarnished surfaces [5, 6], and even characterizing human features in a wry turn of phrase [7]. Thus, its dual role as both a substance in alchemy and a poetic symbol underscores its rich texture in the literary imagination [8, 9].

Take of Verdigris finely powdered, five parts, Honey fourteen parts, sharp Vinegar seven parts, boil them to a just thickness, and a reddish colour.
— from The Complete Herbal by Nicholas Culpeper
In the same way they put in plates of copper and make verdigris, which is called "aeruca." 2.
— from The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio
Papyrus, Mandarin, Telegraphic, Good Form, Casual, mauve, orange, scarlet, verdigris green.
— from All along the River: A Novel by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
Then pounce and outline your drawing finely and over it lay a priming of 30 parts of verdigris with one of verdigris with two of yellow.
— from The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci — Volume 1 by da Vinci Leonardo
The pedestal, it appeared to me, was of bronze, and was thick with verdigris.
— from The Time Machine by H. G. Wells
A candle was burning in a candlestick covered with verdigris, but that was not what really lighted the chamber.
— from Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
This was stretching a point, but it brought a pale smile to his verdigris countenance (this is unworthy of the worst punster).
— from The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912 by L. de (Lillie de) Hegermann-Lindencrone
The English "verdigris" is a corruption of vert de grice .
— from De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Georg Agricola
Near this unexpected human relic were found stone hatchets and carved flints, colored and clothed by time in one uniform brilliant tint of verdigris.
— from A Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne

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