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== Description == | == 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 [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Prussian | + | 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 [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Prussian%20blue Prussian blue] (Mayer 1969). |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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== Additional Information == | == Additional Information == | ||
| − | R. Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row, New York, 1969. | + | ° 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. |
== Authority == | == Authority == | ||
| − | * | + | * 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 | * Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000 Comment: lacree | ||
Revision as of 06:49, 24 July 2013
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.
Authority
- 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