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Observed closely, the typeface reveals itself to be not black, but instead a more Freudian grisailles.

From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2018

All we can do is to note that the grisailles were intended to have values.

From Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres by Adams, Henry

The miniatures include a few rather coarse grisailles.

From Illuminated Manuscripts by Bradley, John William

Paintings, mosaics, marble and gilding were requisite; the dome was to be relieved of Thornhill's lifeless grisailles; and above all, stained-glass windows were pronounced indispensable.

From Old and New London Volume I by Thornbury, Walter

A number of these are grisailles, and the true amateur of glass considers the grisailles to be as well worth study as the legendary windows.

From Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres by Adams, Henry