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- Minium_(pigment) comment "“Minium, also known as red lead, is a bright orange red pigment that was widely used in the Middle Ages for the decoration of manuscripts and for painting. It was made by roasting white lead pigment in the air; the white lead would gradually turn yellow, then into an orange lead tetroxide. The color varied depending upon how long the mineral was roasted.During the Roman Empire, the term minium could refer either to the pigment made from ground cinnabar or to the less expensive red lead.".
- Q17141476 comment "“Minium, also known as red lead, is a bright orange red pigment that was widely used in the Middle Ages for the decoration of manuscripts and for painting. It was made by roasting white lead pigment in the air; the white lead would gradually turn yellow, then into an orange lead tetroxide. The color varied depending upon how long the mineral was roasted.During the Roman Empire, the term minium could refer either to the pigment made from ground cinnabar or to the less expensive red lead.".