ultramarinetype
Ultramarinetype refers to a stylistic and historical category within typography and printing that centers on the use of ultramarine blue pigment in type and ink. The term appears in art-historical and bibliographic discussions to describe printwork whose type or ornamentation employs a vivid blue hue derived from ultramarine pigments.
Historically, ultramarine was produced from lapis lazuli and later manufactured synthetically in the 19th century. Natural
From a technical perspective, ultramarine ink can be formulated from ultramarine pigment dispersed in a resin
In contemporary practice, ultramarine-type is largely historical or decorative. It is used by scholars as a
See also: Ultramarine pigment; Blue ink; Typography history; Ink color in printing.