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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | 1) A finely powdered pigment used to imprint or transfer a pattern from one surface to another. Pounce is usually composed of [ | + | 1) A finely powdered pigment used to imprint or transfer a pattern from one surface to another. Pounce is usually composed of [[charcoal|charcoal]], [[chalk|chalk]], [[pipe%20clay|pipe clay]], or [[umber|umber]]. |
| − | 2) A finely powdered resin used as a sorbent for ink. Resinous pounce is usually composed of [ | + | 2) A finely powdered resin used as a sorbent for ink. Resinous pounce is usually composed of [[sandarac|sandarac]] mixed with [[pumice|pumice]] or [[cuttlebone|cuttlebone]]. It is sprinkled over calligraphy to prevent the ink from spreading. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 11:33, 10 May 2016
Description
1) A finely powdered pigment used to imprint or transfer a pattern from one surface to another. Pounce is usually composed of Charcoal, Chalk, Pipe clay, or Umber.
2) A finely powdered resin used as a sorbent for ink. Resinous pounce is usually composed of Sandarac mixed with Pumice or Cuttlebone. It is sprinkled over calligraphy to prevent the ink from spreading.
Synonyms and Related Terms
1: stamping powder
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
- Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pounce_%28calligraphy%29 (Accessed Mar. 1, 2006)