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An outmoded term applied to pigments and dyes whose colors fade rapidly when exposed to daylight. The term is considered misleading because it implies a fugitive color is transient, when most fading is due to irreversible chemical changes. | An outmoded term applied to pigments and dyes whose colors fade rapidly when exposed to daylight. The term is considered misleading because it implies a fugitive color is transient, when most fading is due to irreversible chemical changes. | ||
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* Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing) | * Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing) | ||
Latest revision as of 13:07, 26 August 2022
Description
An outmoded term applied to pigments and dyes whose colors fade rapidly when exposed to daylight. The term is considered misleading because it implies a fugitive color is transient, when most fading is due to irreversible chemical changes.
Resources and Citations
- 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
- A Glossary of Paper Conservation Terms, Margaret Ellis (ed.), Conservation Center of the Institute of Fine Arts, New York City, 1998