Sandaraca

Description

In Roman times, sandaraca was used for red pigments, probably realgar and possibly red ochers and cinnabar. By medieval times, sandaraca was used synonymously with sandarac to refer to the resin.

Synonyms and Related Terms

sandarac tree (Tetraclinis articulata); alerce tree (Callitris quadrivalvis); Australian pine gum (Callitris reessii); vernice liquida (It.); sandracca (It); gum sandarac; sandarach; gum juniper; Berenice; Mogador; white gum; Cyprus pine

Authority

• Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)