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− | [[File:Glossy.aspect-01_ICOMOS.jpg|thumb| | + | [[File:Glossy.aspect-01_ICOMOS.jpg|thumb|Marble coated with PVAC<br>Photo: V. Vergès-Belmin]] |
== Description == | == Description == | ||
− | + | [[File:Glossy.aspect-02_ICOMOS.jpg|thumb|Gloss due to repeated touch<br>Photo: V. Vergès-Belmin]] | |
− | A subjective measure of the shine or luster of a surface based on the amount of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=specular | + | A subjective measure of the shine or luster of a surface based on the amount of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=specular%20reflection specular], or mirror-like, reflection of light. A material that reflects light well has a high gloss surface. Unwanted light reflection is usually called glare. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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glossy; glossiness; shine; sheen; glare | glossy; glossiness; shine; sheen; glare | ||
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− | + | * ICOMOS-ISCS: [http://www.international.icomos.org/publications/monuments_and_sites/15/pdf/Monuments_and_Sites_15_ISCS_Glossary_Stone.pdf Illustrated glossary on stone deterioration patterns] | |
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− | * | + | * Boise Cascade Paper Group, ''The Paper Handbook'', Boise Cascade, Portland OR, 1989 |
− | * | + | * 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, | + | * Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, https://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000 |
[[Category:Materials database]] | [[Category:Materials database]] |
Latest revision as of 13:06, 29 August 2022
Description
A subjective measure of the shine or luster of a surface based on the amount of specular, or mirror-like, reflection of light. A material that reflects light well has a high gloss surface. Unwanted light reflection is usually called glare.
Synonyms and Related Terms
glossy; glossiness; shine; sheen; glare
Resources and Citations
- ICOMOS-ISCS: Illustrated glossary on stone deterioration patterns
- Boise Cascade Paper Group, The Paper Handbook, Boise Cascade, Portland OR, 1989
- 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, https://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000