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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A linseed oil and mastic resin mixture that was used as a painting medium in the 18th and 19th centuries. The gel-like medium had good working properties and produced a shiny enamel film. However, megilp deteriorated with age becoming cracked, blistered, and discolored. | + | A [[linseed oil]] and [[mastic]] resin mixture that was used as a painting medium in the 18th and 19th centuries. The gel-like medium had good working properties and produced a shiny enamel film. However, megilp deteriorated with age becoming cracked, blistered, and discolored. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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migilpe (Port.); magilp; McGuilp; Macgilp; meglip (sp) | migilpe (Port.); magilp; McGuilp; Macgilp; meglip (sp) | ||
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Becomes brittle and yellow with age. | Becomes brittle and yellow with age. | ||
| + | == Physical and Chemical Properties == | ||
| − | + | Thinned with turpentine | |
| − | + | ==Resources and Citations== | |
| − | + | *R. Mayer, ''The Artist's Handbook of Materials and Techniques'', Viking Press, New York, 1981. | |
* R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, ''Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia'', Dover Publications, New York, 1966 | * R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, ''Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia'', Dover Publications, New York, 1966 | ||
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* Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997 | * Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997 | ||
| − | * Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, | + | * Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, https://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000 |
[[Category:Materials database]] | [[Category:Materials database]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:11, 18 October 2022
Description
A Linseed oil and Mastic resin mixture that was used as a painting medium in the 18th and 19th centuries. The gel-like medium had good working properties and produced a shiny enamel film. However, megilp deteriorated with age becoming cracked, blistered, and discolored.
Synonyms and Related Terms
migilpe (Port.); magilp; McGuilp; Macgilp; meglip (sp)
Risks
Becomes brittle and yellow with age.
Physical and Chemical Properties
Thinned with turpentine
Resources and Citations
- R. Mayer, The Artist's Handbook of Materials and Techniques, Viking Press, New York, 1981.
- R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia, Dover Publications, New York, 1966
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- Thomas Gregory, The Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Reinhold Publishing, New York, 3rd ed., 1942
- M. Doerner, The Materials of the Artist, Harcourt, Brace & Co., 1934
- George Savage, Art and Antique Restorer's Handbook, Rockliff Publishing Corp, London, 1954
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, https://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000