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| − | A class of dyes extracted from plant and animal sources. Natural dyestuffs can be derived from leaves, branches, fruits, flowers or roots of some plants; common examples are: [ | + | A class of dyes extracted from plant and animal sources. Natural dyestuffs can be derived from leaves, branches, fruits, flowers or roots of some plants; common examples are: [[alkanet|alkanet]], [[annatto|annatto]], [[archil|archil]], [[brazilwood|brazilwood]], [[buckthorn%20berries|buckthorn berries]], [[cudbear|cudbear]], [[cutch%20%28dye%29|cutch]], [[fustic|fustic]], [[madder|madder]], [[indigo|indigo]], [[litmus|litmus]], [[logwood|logwood]], [[morinda|morinda]], [[quercitron|quercitron]], [[safflower|safflower]], [[saffron|saffron]], [[sassafras|sassafras]], [[sumac|sumac]], [[turmeric|turmeric]], [[turnsole|turnsole]], [[black%20walnut%20dye|walnut]], [[weld%20dye|weld]], and [[woad|woad]]. Some dyes come from animal sources; examples are [[cochineal|cochineal]], [[kermes|kermes]], [[lac%20dye|lac dye]], [[sepia|sepia]], and [[Tyrian%20purple|Tyrian purple]]. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 09:43, 10 May 2016
Description
A class of dyes extracted from plant and animal sources. Natural dyestuffs can be derived from leaves, branches, fruits, flowers or roots of some plants; common examples are: Alkanet, Annatto, Archil, Brazilwood, Buckthorn berries, Cudbear, cutch, Fustic, Madder, Indigo, Litmus, Logwood, Morinda, Quercitron, Safflower, Saffron, Sassafras, Sumac, Turmeric, Turnsole, walnut, weld, and Woad. Some dyes come from animal sources; examples are Cochineal, Kermes, Lac dye, Sepia, and Tyrian purple.
Synonyms and Related Terms
natural dyestuff; colorantes naturales (Esp.); colorants naturels (Fr.); corantes naturais (Port.)
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000