GC5           8-8-8

 

VERDIGRIS

Cupric acetate…. ‘Cupric’ adjective meaning containing copper..

A cupric carbonate that forms ‘in the atmosphere’ of copper, brass or bronze

 

From French… ‘vert-de-gris’… green of grey?

‘gres’ is sandstone

‘gris’ is grey

 

Hey, John Barbour!...                                       

Some linguistic verdigrisson!   ( made that one up)

 

GRIS 1.M:

   (a) grey-haired…  Barbe grise - grey beard,

   Barbu is bearded.

   (b) dull weather - temps gris

 

GRIS 2 Fem..: strangely…

         Intoxicated

 

                                                          FrenchGREEN BEARDS

 

Following on french ‘Barbu’ connection… (Ubu barbu would be bearded Ubu?)

 

Barbier… barber;

 

Barbon…greybeard;

 

Barbillon… (a) wattle; (b)fishhook

 

A Barbouilleur is a dauber… an inferior artist, a scribbler

 

Barbouiller… (a) to daub; (b) to smear; (c) to blur (in printing).

 Eg - se barbouiller – to dirty one’s face.

 

 9-8-8

What is IT?

What gas or substance is it… that when ignited, makes a green flame?

 

15-8-08

Although ( full circle?)

It hasn’t been mentioned so far in this correspondence… and an unlikely unconscious source… the coincidence of the Dr John record, John… I haven’t been able to locate the exact meaning of the title, but given that it has voodoo associations… and French language derivation… “GRIS-GRIS”

(as grey-grey)

                                                                                                                    

 

 

 

28-8-08

                                                                                     So far

 find a definition

 

 GRIS_GRIS…

(Monosyllabic Tautology… as Jarry would say).

… related to the literal meaning of the word (grey? Or intoxication?)

Pronounced greegree

 

IS A HEX,  A talisman, amulet

a small cloth bag worn by person… inside might be mixtures of various herbs, oils, stones, bones, hair, nails…

 

Seems parallel to Yoruba ‘Nkisi’? …( or even in form to Catholic scapula?)

I have heard of Nkisi objects syncretised in Brazilian Candomble trad… made of a small styrofoam block wrapped in a prayer written on red cellophane…

…script backwards…turned in. 

                                                                            A magic charm

Akin to ‘Mojo’ … which commonly red flannel cloth tied with draw string, containing botanical, herbal, mineral, and petition papers… worn under clothing.

Rabbit’s foot is a zoological curio used in some.

                                                       “John the Conqueror” is a root used in Mojo bags

 

Gris –gris (magic spell object/artifact) is referred to as ‘iron fist’ of voodoo

…associated with relentless pounding …

which precedes final effect.

 

 

 

GC5           8-8-8

 

VERDIGRIS

Cupric acetate…. ‘Cupric’ adjective meaning containing copper..

A cupric carbonate that forms ‘in the atmosphere’ of copper, brass or bronze

 

From French… ‘vert-de-gris’… green of grey?

‘gres’ is sandstone

‘gris’ is grey

 

Hey, John Barbour!...                                       

Some linguistic verdigrisson!   ( made that one up)

 

GRIS 1.M:

   (a) grey-haired…  Barbe grise - grey beard,

   Barbu is bearded.

   (b) dull weather - temps gris

 

GRIS 2 Fem..: strangely…

         Intoxicated

 

                                                          FrenchGREEN BEARDS

 

Following on french ‘Barbu’ connection… (Ubu barbu would be bearded Ubu?)

 

Barbier… barber;

 

Barbon…greybeard;

 

Barbillon… (a) wattle; (b)fishhook

 

A Barbouilleur is a dauber… an inferior artist, a scribbler

 

Barbouiller… (a) to daub; (b) to smear; (c) to blur (in printing).

 Eg - se barbouiller – to dirty one’s face.

 

 9-8-8

What is IT?

What gas or substance is it… that when ignited, makes a green flame?

 

15-8-08

Although ( full circle?)

It hasn’t been mentioned so far in this correspondence… and an unlikely unconscious source… the coincidence of the Dr John record, John… I haven’t been able to locate the exact meaning of the title, but given that it has voodoo associations… and French language derivation… “GRIS-GRIS”

(as grey-grey)

                                                                                                                    

 

 

 

28-8-08

                                                                                     So far

 find a definition

 

 GRIS_GRIS…

(Monosyllabic Tautology… as Jarry would say).

… related to the literal meaning of the word (grey? Or intoxication?)

Pronounced greegree

 

IS A HEX,  A talisman, amulet

a small cloth bag worn by person… inside might be mixtures of various herbs, oils, stones, bones, hair, nails…

 

Seems parallel to Yoruba ‘Nkisi’? …( or even in form to Catholic scapula?)

I have heard of Nkisi objects syncretised in Brazilian Candomble trad… made of a small styrofoam block wrapped in a prayer written on red cellophane…

…script backwards…turned in. 

                                                                            A magic charm

Akin to ‘Mojo’ … which commonly red flannel cloth tied with draw string, containing botanical, herbal, mineral, and petition papers… worn under clothing.

Rabbit’s foot is a zoological curio used in some.

                                                       “John the Conqueror” is a root used in Mojo bags

 

Gris –gris (magic spell object/artifact) is referred to as ‘iron fist’ of voodoo

…associated with relentless pounding …

which precedes final effect.