Holley, Clifford Dyer · New York, J. Wiley & Sons; [etc., etc.] · leaf 224
THE OXIDES OF LEAD. 201 covered with a coating of the suboxide. As prepared it is black, but in moist condition is very susceptible to further oxidation. 270. Litharge (lead monoxide). The transfdrmation of lead into a dry powder which we know as litharge, by expos- ing it to the action of heat,… … Fio. 73. — Oxide Works. — M.-vtheson & Company. to them, and Napier states that it has been found in the analyses made of the paints and glazes used by the ancient Egyptians for decorating their pottery, ilaigue, in his Dic- tionnaire Classique, states that the art of making litharge originated in…
Pigments · White lead · Zinc
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