Re: German translation

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Subject: Re: German translation
From: Tor-Einar Jarnbjo <tor-einar@jarnbjo.name>
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 20:10:56 +0100
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Christina Z. Anderson schrieb:

Thanks, Hans--would s/he know what pigment "wipe chalk" refers to? Chris

Hi Christina,

I am not sure if I can help you, but I'll give it a try. I've been living in Germany for almost 15 years, have never heard the word and googling for it does not reveal many hits either. But, I found it in the Brothers Grimm's German Dictionary from 1860 and although the explanation is very brief "used for smearing technique", it's probably not a specific pigment, but a generic expression for any chalk suitable for wiping or smearing. I'm not sure if the correct English expression is "wiping" or "smearing", but I mean whatever is done on this chalk drawing by Heinz Kroh:

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bild:DSC00022Kroh.JPG

Tor

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- German translation?
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- German translation
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