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Literary references to “carbon” as a color often evoke a deep, somber blackness that carries both industrial precision and artistic gravitas. In several photographic and artistic contexts—such as in carbon print processes used for producing images—the term underscores a tonal quality marked by rich, enduring darkness [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]. At times, writers remark on its less-than-attractive aspect, noting that “the color is not especially attractive” [6], a detail that contrasts its utilitarian origins with its aesthetic impact. Additionally, the discussion of lamp‐black, designated as “carbon black,” highlights how this dark pigment has assumed an important role among black pigments in art [7].

In One Vol. 8vo, price 12s., with 143 Illustrations in the text, and 3 Full-page Photographs in carbon.
— from Scotland in Pagan Times; The Iron Age by Joseph Anderson
The Man with the Glove Picture from Carbon Print by Braun, Clément & Co. 61 XII.
— from Titian: a collection of fifteen pictures and a portrait of the painter by Estelle M. (Estelle May) Hurll
[9] Picture from Carbon Print by Braun, Clément & Co.
— from Titian: a collection of fifteen pictures and a portrait of the painter by Estelle M. (Estelle May) Hurll
BRAUN'S CARBON PRINTS FINEST AND MOST DURABLE IMPORTED WORKS OF ART
— from Masters in Art, Part 79, Volume 7, July, 1906: Ingres A Series of Illustrated Monographs
For the carbon process the negatives should be intenser than those intended for printing out on silver paper.
— from Photographic Reproduction Processes by Peter C. Duchochois
This carbon is not injurious; the color is not especially attractive, but the taste will be good.
— from A Handbook of Invalid Cooking For the Use of Nurses in Training, Nurses in Private Practice, and Others Who Care for the Sick by Mary A. Boland
A variety of lamp-black known as “carbon black” or “gas black,” has of late years assumed an important position among black pigments.
— from Pigments, Paint and Painting: A practical book for practical men by George Terry

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