Terres et Couleurs
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French association to promoted ochres and coloured earths

Natural sienna Ardennes Natural sienna Italy Calcined sienna Ardennes Calcined sienna Italy Yellow ochre Vaucluse Yellow ochre Nièvre Icles ochre Havane ochre Dunkel ochre Red ochre Vaucluse Red ochre Nièvre Hematite Nièvre Natural umber Italy cpr Calcined umber Italy aek Calcined umber Italy cccn Natural umber Cyprus hg.or Natural umber Cyprus fl.or Natural umber Cyprus b.c.or Calcined umber Cyprus b.or Yellow earth Red earth Sardinia Green earth brentonico Rome’s black Red Pozzuoli Red ercolano Red venetian

Who are we ?

Created in France in 1995, Terres et Couleurs is a non-profit association that wants to promote coloured earths (ochres, sienna, umber, green earth...). It acts to promote and revive the use of these natural mineral pigments.
Since its creation, Terres et Couleurs has gathered 500 members in France and abroad (mainly producers and retailers of coloured earths, architects, colorists, craftsmen, researchers...).

 

"des racines & des ailes"
Passion patrimoine, de l'Ardèche à la Bourgogne
Wednesday November 17, 2010 and July 27, 2011

on TV channel France 3.

 

For answers to the most frequently asked questions, click here.

 

You will find the programme in two parts on Dailymotion:

 


Partie 1 - Terres et Couleurs - des Racines & des Ailes
envoyé par TERRESETCOULEURS.

 


Partie 2 - Terres et Couleurs - des Racines & des Ailes
envoyé par TERRESETCOULEURS.

 

You will find the programme in two parts on Dailymotion:
Discover the ochre mine of Saint-Amand-en-Puisaye (58), the "Colour Mill" of Ecordal (08), the "Couleurs Locales" intervention at Châtellenot (21), and the ochre painting of the Basilica of Saint-Andoche de Saulieu (21)

 

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