The Manuscript Codex * Materials
DYE

Water-based media which is a colored solution or, less commonly, in which a colorant in particulate form is held in suspension.  When this media is applied to a support, the word is often used to suggest an all-over application of the media, and/or possibly deeper penetration of the media into the support, and/or possibly the use of some mordant to chemically bond the dye molecules to the substrate molecules.
 
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UBL. OR. 12.401

 

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