Difference between revisions of "Blue lake"
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° R. Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row, New York, 1969. ° R.Harley, ''Artists' Pigments c. 1600-1835'', Butterworth Scientific, London, 1982. | ° R. Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row, New York, 1969. ° R.Harley, ''Artists' Pigments c. 1600-1835'', Butterworth Scientific, London, 1982. | ||
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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) | ||
Revision as of 13:10, 29 April 2016
Description
An unstandardized term that was used in the 17th century for a water soluble blue dye obtained from the Gummi lacrae tree (Harley 1982). The nonpermanent color was used for dyeing textiles. Blue lake has also been used to describe a weak solution of Prussian blue (Mayer 1969).
Synonyms and Related Terms
laque bleue (Fr.); laca azul (Esp.); lacca blu (It.)
Additional Information
° R. Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row, New York, 1969. ° R.Harley, Artists' Pigments c. 1600-1835, Butterworth Scientific, London, 1982.
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- R.D. Harley, Artists' Pigments c. 1600-1835, Butterworth Scientific, London, 1982
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000 Comment: lacree