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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A soft, or semi-fluid [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=soap soap]. Soft soap is made by the saponification of oils, such as [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=candlenut | + | A soft, or semi-fluid [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=soap soap]. Soft soap is made by the saponification of oils, such as [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=candlenut%20oil candlenut oil] or [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=olive%20oil olive oil], with [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=potassium%20hydroxide potassium hydroxide]. It has been used as a parting compound to separate [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=plaster plaster] casts from their molds. |
== Authority == | == Authority == | ||
| − | * | + | * Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing) |
| − | * | + | * Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997 |
* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | * ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | ||
Revision as of 06:23, 24 July 2013
Description
A soft, or semi-fluid soap. Soft soap is made by the saponification of oils, such as candlenut oil or olive oil, with potassium hydroxide. It has been used as a parting compound to separate plaster casts from their molds.
Authority
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000