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The pigment compendium: a dictionary of historical pigments

By Nicholas Eastaugh , Valentine Walsh , Tracey Chaplin , Ruth Siddall

Book information

Publisher
Butterworth-Heinemann
Year
2005
ISBN
0750657499, 9780750657495, 9780080473765
LCC
TP936 .P575 2004
Open Library ID
OL19289405M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4262201 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
512\512
Topic
Chemistry
Library
Kingdwarf
Time added
2010-01-07 06:59:20
Химия и химическая промышленность;Словари и разгов

Description

The Pigment Compendium Dictionary is a comprehensive information source for scientists, art historians, conservators and forensic specialists. Drawn together from extensive analystical research into the physical and chemical properties of pigments, this essential reference to pigment names and synonyms describes the inter-relationship of different names and terms. The Dictionary covers the field worldwide from pre-history to the present day, from rock art to interior decoration, from ethnography to contemporary art. Drawing on hundreds of hard-to-obtain documentary sources as well as modern scientific data each term is discussed in detail, giving both its context and composition. * Comprehensive list of pigment names and synonyms * Pigments used worldwide from pre-history to the present day * Contains information from hundreds of hard-to-obtain documentary sources

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