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TINTA HIERRO [2 records]

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Record 1 2017-07-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inks and Colour Reproduction (Graphic Arts)
  • Restoration of Works of Art (Museums and Heritage)
  • Art History and Theory
CONT

Iron gall ink is primarily made from tannin (most often extracted from galls), vitriol (iron sulfate), gum, and water. Because iron gall ink is indelible, it was the ink of choice for documentation from the late Middle Ages to the middle of the twentieth century. ... Good quality iron gall ink was also stable in light. It was very popular with artists as a drawing ink ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Encres et couleurs (Industrie graphique)
  • Restauration d'œuvres d'art (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
  • Histoire et théorie de l'art
CONT

Composition de l'encre ferro-gallique. Les quatre principaux ingrédients qui la composent sont les tannins végétaux extraits de noix de galle et le sulfate de fer pour la formation des composés colorés, la gomme arabique en tant que liant et l'eau en tant que solvant.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tintas y colores (Artes gráficas)
  • Restauración de obras de arte (Museos y Patrimonio)
  • Historia y teoria del arte
CONT

Las tintas ferrogálicas son soluciones acuosas formadas a partir de sales de hierro (Fe) y ácido gálico o tánico (que aportan taninos), formando un complejo orgánico metálico de color oscuro, aglutinado, por lo general, con alguna goma natural. Su utilización data al menos [del] siglo VII, y por tratarse de tintas permanentes y de fácil elaboración, sustituyeron rápidamente a las tintas de carbón y fueron las más utilizadas desde la Edad Media hasta avanzado el siglo XX.

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Record 2 2017-06-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Research Methods
  • Restoration of Works of Art (Museums and Heritage)
CONT

The Dutch Fe-Migration Mending Test. … It aims to test the act of treatment itself, which is applied to a paper impregnated with bathophenanthroline and stamped with an iron gall ink. Migrations of Fe(II) out of the ink line are visually assessed through the occurrence of pink halos. This test is particularly sensitive. If no pink halo appears, the treatment process can be implemented with confidence on original objects.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes de recherche scientifique
  • Restauration d'œuvres d'art (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
CONT

[…] la présence de fer dans les encres a été établie par le test à la bathophénanthroline.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Métodos de investigación científica
  • Restauración de obras de arte (Museos y Patrimonio)
CONT

Por lo general, una reacción positiva al test de hierro(II) identifica de una forma distintiva la presencia de tinta de hierro. [...] Los iones de hierro son solubles al agua, con lo que se desplazan al papel de prueba humedecido, puesto en contacto con la tinta. El indicador(batofenantrolina) crea un complejo de color rojo intenso con los iones de hierro.

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