Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1910 edition. Excerpt: ...is on the market a brown paint used by artists, known as "mummy paint," and I mention it now rather as a scientific curiosity than as a substance of practical value. Genuine mummy paint should consist of dried, ground-up mummies, mixed with some liquid vehicle such as linseed oil. Very recently two mummies, dating from 2500 B.C., have been analysed by P. Haas,1 but the marked differences both in the outward appearance of the mummies, and in the results of the analyses, show that they must have been embalmed in different ways. One mummy, labelled A, yielded a dry, light brown powder, whereas the remains of mummy B were moist, and of a dark brown hue. After ignition, rather more than ten per cent. of ash remained, which contained compounds of lime, potash, soda, iron, and alumina. Old Fustic, also known as Brazilian Yellow Wood, is obtained from the tree Morus tinctoria, known popularly as the dyers' mulberry tree. This tree grows to a height of about 150 feet in Brazil and the East Indies. In general it yields yellow colours with various mordants, which, being cheap and permanent, meet with considerable application. Old fustic is frequently used in conjunction with logwood to improve the hues obtained from the latter. Its principal colouring matter is known as morin. Persian Berries are the dried, unripe fruit of various species of plants known under the generic name of Ithamnus, Their dyeing properties closely resemble those of quercitron bark. With tin mordants a very brilliant orange colour is given. Sap Green is extracted from unripe buckthorn berries by boiling in water, straining, and adding a small quantity of alum. Sap green is a dark, yellowish green pigment, used for colouring confectionery, etc. It is also employed as...
