verdigris in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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verdigris [Brit ˈvəːdɪɡriː, ˈvəːdɪɡriːs, Am ˈvərdəˌɡris] N

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Coppers most famous trait is its display from a bright metallic colour to iridescent brown to near black and finally to a greenish verdigris patina.
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The chapel's dome was covered in copper which developed a distinctive green verdigris colour, reverting to the original bronze colour after restoration in the late 1990s.
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The pigments available to painters were more varied; monks in monasteries used use of verdigris, made by soaking copper in fermenting wine, to color medieval manuscripts.
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Until the 19th century, verdigris was the most vibrant green pigment available and was frequently used in painting.
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The silver finds were covered in a layer of silver chloride corrosion, and some items including copper were covered with green copper carbonate verdigris.
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As years gone by, oxidation with air has turned the dome from spangle to verdigris.
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The chemical reaction exhibited between wine and copper to produce verdigris may be related to wine's own oxidization process.
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As a result of the legend, those particular components of the otherwise verdigris (grey-green oxidized bronze) statue are rather well-worn and shiny.
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At the time of this most recent installation the bronze was completely discolored by verdigris and black corrosion film.
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A few weeks later the pot was dug up and the verdigris scraped off.
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