Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Jun 13, 2005 08:55
19 yrs ago
Italian term
verdeterra
Italian to English
Art/Literary
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
colour used in ancient painting methods
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | terre-verte |
Russell Jones
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| 4 | green earth |
Béatrice Sylvie Lajoie
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| 4 | earth green/earthy green |
Susan Spier (X)
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Proposed translations
+1
8 mins
Russell Jones
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
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terre-verte
"Cennino's verdeterra has no other equivalent among English-speaking painters than the French name terre-verte. This has become, in certain quarters, so far anglicized that I am tempted to create the spelling "turvurt," to conform with the pronunciation common in trade."
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Comment: "Thanks Russell"
18 mins
Béatrice Sylvie Lajoie
Native in English
Master's degree in Law, accurate
Native in: French 
, English
Works in: Italian to French, English to French
green earth
GREEN EARTH
As its name suggests, this was a much used earth pigment, based on natural clay that gave a wide variety of different neutral greens. It was also known as Terre Verte and the best pigments came from Cornwall, Verona and Germany.
As its name suggests, this was a much used earth pigment, based on natural clay that gave a wide variety of different neutral greens. It was also known as Terre Verte and the best pigments came from Cornwall, Verona and Germany.
Reference:
http://www.heritagepaints.co.uk/green_earth.html
http://www.ateliersaintandre.net/en/pages/technique/color_table.html
10 hrs
earth green/earthy green
If relating to oils there are a range of earth tones artists have used for years: brown ,red, green yellow etc - and that is what they are called...earth (whatever the colour). See site referenced.
Also: verdemare is sea green so verdeterra could also be grass green, but if for ancient paingint probably earth green is meant here.
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Note added at 10 hrs 33 mins (2005-06-13 19:28:56 GMT)
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sorry - painting!
Also: verdemare is sea green so verdeterra could also be grass green, but if for ancient paingint probably earth green is meant here.
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Note added at 10 hrs 33 mins (2005-06-13 19:28:56 GMT)
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sorry - painting!
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