Difference between revisions of "Cuttlefish ink"
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== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
| − | sepia; inchiostro di seppia (It.); India ink; | + | sepia; inchiostro di seppia (It.); India ink; Roman sepia; cuttlefish ink |
== Additional Information == | == Additional Information == | ||
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== Authority == | == Authority == | ||
| − | * | + | * Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing) |
* ''Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia'', Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976 | * ''Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia'', Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976 | ||
Revision as of 06:43, 24 July 2013
Description
The dark liquid from the ink sac of a cuttlefish, which is a mollusk of the family Sepiidae. Cuttlefish ink was the principal ink of the ancient Romans (Mayer 1969).
See also sepia
Synonyms and Related Terms
sepia; inchiostro di seppia (It.); India ink; Roman sepia; cuttlefish ink
Additional Information
R. Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row, New York, 1969.
Authority
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia, Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000