Difference between revisions of "Insect wax"
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A general name for waxes that are produced by insects. | A general name for waxes that are produced by insects. | ||
| − | See [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=beeswax beeswax], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=lac | + | See [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=beeswax beeswax], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=lac%20wax lac wax], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=creosote%20bush creosote lac wax], and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Chinese%20insect%20wax Chinese insect wax]. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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== Authority == | == Authority == | ||
| − | * | + | * Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, ''Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology'', U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982 |
* Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000 | * Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000 | ||
Revision as of 07:47, 24 July 2013
Description
A general name for waxes that are produced by insects.
See beeswax, lac wax, creosote lac wax, and Chinese insect wax.
Synonyms and Related Terms
cera de insectos (Esp.); cera cinese (It); cera d'insetti (It); spermaceti vegetale (It)
Comparisons
Authority
- Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000