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== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
  
sepia; inchiostro di seppia (It.); India ink; Romansepia; cuttlefish ink
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sepia; inchiostro di seppia (It.); India ink; Roman sepia; cuttlefish ink
  
 
== Additional Information ==
 
== Additional Information ==
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== Authority ==
 
== Authority ==
  
* Ralph Mayer, Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
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* 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 07:43, 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

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