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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | Oil extracted from the leaves of lavender plants (''Lavandula latifolia'' or ''Lavandula spica'') from the mint family. Spike lavender oil is a [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=nondrying | + | Oil extracted from the leaves of lavender plants (''Lavandula latifolia'' or ''Lavandula spica'') from the mint family. Spike lavender oil is a [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=nondrying%20oil nondrying oil] that was first used as a [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=retardant retardant] and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=thinner thinner] in [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=oil%20paint oil paints] in the 16th century (Mayer 1969). Although similar to [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=turpentine%20%28oil%29 turpentine], spike oil evaporates slower and can become gummy. It is a powerful [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=solvent solvent] that can make oil paints and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=varnish varnishes] sticky. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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== Additional Information == | == Additional Information == | ||
| − | J.S. Mills, R.White, ''The Organic Chemistry of Museum Objects'', Butterworth Heinemann, London, 1994. | + | ° J.S. Mills, R.White, ''The Organic Chemistry of Museum Objects'', Butterworth Heinemann, London, 1994. ° R. Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row, New York, 1969. |
== Authority == | == Authority == | ||
| − | * | + | * R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, ''Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia'', Dover Publications, New York, 1966 |
| − | * | + | * Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing) |
| − | * | + | * John S. Mills, Raymond White, ''The Organic Chemistry of Museum Objects'', Butterworth Heineman, London, 2nd ed., 1994 |
| − | * | + | * M. Doerner, ''The Materials of the Artist'', Harcourt, Brace & Co., 1934 |
| − | * | + | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 589 |
| − | * | + | * Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997 |
* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | * ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | ||
Revision as of 07:48, 24 July 2013
Description
Oil extracted from the leaves of lavender plants (Lavandula latifolia or Lavandula spica) from the mint family. Spike lavender oil is a nondrying oil that was first used as a retardant and thinner in oil paints in the 16th century (Mayer 1969). Although similar to turpentine, spike oil evaporates slower and can become gummy. It is a powerful solvent that can make oil paints and varnishes sticky.
Synonyms and Related Terms
Lavandula latifolia; Lavandula spica; spike lavender oil; esencia de espliego (Esp.); olio di lavanda (It); oil of spike
Other Properties
Yellowsih to greensih color with stron odor.
| Boiling Point | 170-200 |
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Additional Information
° J.S. Mills, R.White, The Organic Chemistry of Museum Objects, Butterworth Heinemann, London, 1994. ° R. Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row, New York, 1969.
Authority
- R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia, Dover Publications, New York, 1966
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- John S. Mills, Raymond White, The Organic Chemistry of Museum Objects, Butterworth Heineman, London, 2nd ed., 1994
- M. Doerner, The Materials of the Artist, Harcourt, Brace & Co., 1934
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 589
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000