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kermes (colorant) (<colorant for dye and pigment>, colorant (material), ... Materials (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Colorant made from kermesic acid that is extracted from the dried bodies of female kermes insects. Kermes dye was used since ancient times. It contains 18-32% tannins and is used for making a dark color leather. |
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| kermes (colorant) (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,N)
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| kermes (colorant) (Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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| kermes lake (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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| grain lake (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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| 胭脂紅 (胭脂酮酸) (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
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| 蟲胭脂 (C,U,Chinese (traditional),UF,U,U)
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| yān zhī hóng (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
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| yan zhi hong (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
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| yan chih hung (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
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| kermès (colorant) (C,U,French-P,D,U,N)
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| kermes vermilio (C,U,French,UF,U,N)
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| Kermes (colorant) (C,U,German-P,D,U,N)
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| chermes (C,U,Italian-P,D,U,N)
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| quermes (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,N)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: M.MT |
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................................ kermes (colorant) (G) |
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| Chinese (traditional) ..... 由乾燥雌介殼蟲(kermes insects)萃取之胭脂酮酸(kermesic acid)所製成的著色劑。胭脂紅(kermes)染料自古以來就被使用,含有百分之18至百分之32的單寧,並用於製作深色皮革。 |
| Dutch ..... Een van de oudste typen van rode natuurlijke organische verfstof, die ook wordt gebruikt als substraatpigment, gemaakt van de lichaampjes van de vrouwelijke schildluis, Kermes vermillo Planch; voorheen onjuist aangemerkt als te zijn gemaakt van Coccus ilicis. Het is de belangrijkste kleurende component van karmijn. |
| Spanish ..... Uno de los tipos más antiguos de colorante orgánico natural rojo, también utilizado como pigmento para laca, preparado a partir del cuerpo del insecto coco hembra, Kermes vermillo Planch; antigüamente incorrectamente explicado que se preparaba a partir de Coccus ilicis. Es el principal componente colorante del carmín. |
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Related concepts: |
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| constituent of .... |
carmine (lake) |
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(<colorant for dye and pigment>, colorant (material), ... Materials (hierarchy name)) [300013587] |
| constituent of .... |
crimson lake (pigment) |
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(organic red pigment, red pigment, ... Materials (hierarchy name)) [300013599] |
| derived/made from .... |
Kermes (genus) |
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(Kermesidae (family), Coccidae (family), ... Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) [300311342] |
| derived/made from .... |
Quercus coccifera (species) |
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(Quercus (genus), Fagaceae (family), ... Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) [300311343] |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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| kermes (colorant)............ |
[AAT-Ned Preferred, GCI Preferred, VP Preferred] |
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AAT-Ned (1994-) |
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AATA database (2002-) 125312 checked 26 January 2012 |
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Brady and Clauser, Materials Handbook (1977) 413 |
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Feller, Artists' Pigments (1986) 255; 255, DEU |
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Gettens and Stout, Painting Materials (1966) 123 |
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Harley, Artists' Pigments c.1600-1835 (1982) 131 |
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IATE: European Union Terminology (2022-) |
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Mayer, Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques (1969) 204 |
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Personal Communication Elisabeth West Fitzhugh, Conservation scientist, rev., December 1991. |
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Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1961) |
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