stereochromyn.
/ˈstɛriːəʊˌkrəʊmi/ A process of mural painting in which water-glass is used as a preservative against atmospheric influences.
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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > painting according to medium or technique > [noun] > a mural painting > mural fixed with waterglass
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stereochrome1854
1845 Builder 6 Sept. 422/3 Stereochromy. A new method of architectural painting, by Dr. Fuchs and Professor Schlotthauer in Munich.
1851 A. M. Howitt Art Student in Munich (1853) I. 239 Sterrio-chromie [sic] is the discovery of the celebrated chemist..von Fuchs of Munich.
1887 Encycl. Brit. XXII. 54/1 In this process of ‘stereochromy’,..the more immediate basis for the painting consists of a thin layer of..cement made up of powdered marble, dolomite, quartz, and air-worn quicklime with water glass. On it the colours are laid with plain water.
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ˌstereochroˈmatic adj.
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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > painting according to medium or technique > [adjective] > mural > stereochromic
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stereochromatic1859
1859 R. Hunt Guide Mus. Pract. Geol. (ed. 2) 33 A stereo-chromatic painting on baked clay.
ˌstereoˈchromic adj. relating to or executed by stereochromy.
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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > painting according to medium or technique > [adjective] > mural > stereochromic
stereochromic1845
stereochromatic1859
1845 Builder 6 Sept. 423/2 For testing these qualities, stereochromic paintings have been subjected to the most severe trials.
1887 Encycl. Brit. XXII. 54/1 A stereochromic painting (unlike one made by the old fresco process) is practically proof against atmospheric influences.
ˌstereochroˈmatically adv.
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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > painting according to medium or technique > [adverb] > mural > stereochromy
stereochromatically1845
1845 Builder 6 Sept. 423/1 The picture executed stereochromatically on this coat is fixed (after its completion) in a very particular way.
ˌstereoˈchromatize v. (transitive) ? to treat with water-glass as in stereochromy.
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1907 Athenæum 23 Nov. 660/1 Burrows's figurines were carefully kept from the air when they were dug up, and were as soon as possible stereochromatized.
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