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BITUMEN JUDEA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1997-11-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Photography
- Solid Fossil Fuels
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- bitumen of Judea
1, record 1, English, bitumen%20of%20Judea
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- bitumen judaicum 2, record 1, English, bitumen%20judaicum
- Jew's pitch 3, record 1, English, Jew%27s%20pitch
correct
- Judean pitch 4, record 1, English, Judean%20pitch
correct
- Judean asphalt 5, record 1, English, Judean%20asphalt
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Niépce used pewter plates in his lithography business, and used various light-sensitive varnishes and pitches as a coating on the metal to record the image. His first success, 1826-27 was with bitumen of Judea coated on a pewter plate. It took 8 hours of exposure to differentially harden the coating, which was washed in oil of lavender diluted with white petroleum. The exposed areas were hardened and did not dissolve; unexposed areas remained soluble and were removed. 6, record 1, English, - bitumen%20of%20Judea
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The process [Joseph Niepce] developed used a metal plate coated with a thin layer of asphaltum (bitumen of Judea), which became insoluble after exposure to light. 7, record 1, English, - bitumen%20of%20Judea
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Photographie
- Combustibles fossiles solides
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bitume de Judée
1, record 1, French, bitume%20de%20Jud%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Hydrocarbure de type solide qui, sous l'action de la lumière, devient insoluble dans ses solvants habituels. 2, record 1, French, - bitume%20de%20Jud%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Vernis artificiel constituant un enduit hydrofuge employé en photogravure. 3, record 1, French, - bitume%20de%20Jud%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cette propriété, qui a été utilisée par Nicéphore Niepce pour ses premières expériences, est à l'origine de la photographie. Le dépouillement était effectué à l'essence de lavande ou à l'essence de térébenthine. 2, record 1, French, - bitume%20de%20Jud%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le bitume de Judée était extrait du lac Asphaltite (mer Morte) dans l'ancienne Judée. 2, record 1, French, - bitume%20de%20Jud%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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