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| − | Thin solutions of [ | + | Thin solutions of [[white%20shellac|white shellac]] dissolved in [[ethyl%20alcohol|ethanol]] were used as a size for [[gesso|gesso]] and as an [[adhesive|adhesive]] in gold tooling and blocking. |
| − | == | + | ==Resources and Citations== |
* 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 14:53, 30 May 2022
Description
Thin solutions of White shellac dissolved in ethanol were used as a size for Gesso and as an Adhesive in gold tooling and blocking.
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