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1 "Black colouring substance."
2 "Carbones infectos." The reading is very doubtful. It may possibly mean "charred bones tainted with dirt." This would make an inferior ivory-black. The earth before-mentioned is considered by Ajasson to be a deuto-sulphate of copper, a solution of which, in gallic acid, is still used for dyeing black. The water near copper-mines would very probably be also highly impregnated with it. Beckmann considers these to have been vitriolic products. Vol. II. p. 265.
3 Our Lamp-black. Vitruvius describes the construction of the manufactories above alluded to.
4 Probably, our Chinese, or Indian ink, a different substance from the indicum of Chapter 27.
5 From τρύξ, "grape-husks," or "wine-lees."
6 Indian ink is a composition of fine lamp-black and size.
7 See B. ii. c. 29. Sepia, for sepic drawing, is now prepared from these juices.
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