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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | The bark from several species of oak contains up to 14% water-soluble dyes and tannins. The wood also contains tannins but in smaller quantities. Oak tannins contain [ | + | The bark from several species of oak contains up to 14% water-soluble dyes and tannins. The wood also contains tannins but in smaller quantities. Oak tannins contain [[pyrogallol tannin|pyrogallol]] and condensed tannins. They have a neutral pH, a moderate salt content and are used to produce a fine, heavy leather. Oak bark extracts are also used for dyeing. They produce colors ranging from black (black oak, [[quercitron|quercitron]]) to rose-tan (red oak) to khaki (white oak). Oak dyes have good fastness to light and washing. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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casca de carvalho (Port.); oak extract | casca de carvalho (Port.); oak extract | ||
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* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 556 | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 556 | ||
Latest revision as of 08:42, 19 August 2020
Description
The bark from several species of oak contains up to 14% water-soluble dyes and tannins. The wood also contains tannins but in smaller quantities. Oak tannins contain pyrogallol and condensed tannins. They have a neutral pH, a moderate salt content and are used to produce a fine, heavy leather. Oak bark extracts are also used for dyeing. They produce colors ranging from black (black oak, Quercitron) to rose-tan (red oak) to khaki (white oak). Oak dyes have good fastness to light and washing.
Synonyms and Related Terms
casca de carvalho (Port.); oak extract
Resources and Citations
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 556
- 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
- F. Crace-Calvert, Dyeing and Calico Printing, Palmer & Howe, London, 1876