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| − | In Roman times, sandaraca was used for red pigments, probably [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=realgar realgar] and possibly [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=red | + | In Roman times, sandaraca was used for red pigments, probably [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=realgar realgar] and possibly [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=red%20ocher red ochers] and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=cinnabar cinnabar]. By medieval times, sandaraca was used synonymously with [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=sandarac sandarac] to refer to the resin. |
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| − | * | + | * Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing) |
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Revision as of 07:47, 24 July 2013
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)