Re: German translation

["Christina Z. Anderson" <zphoto@montana.net>]

Here is the context of  the wipe chalk:

nur Graphit hat etwas direkt fettiges, und die Rußsorten, die für eine ganze 
Menge bekannter Präparate, so die Wischkreide, Tusche usw. Anwendung finden, 
schmieren, d.h. die feinen Pigmentpartikelchen bleiben mit größter Zähigkeit 
an der Papierfaser haften

I got the Engelrot--it is English Red PR101--synthetic iron oxide.
Wischkreide must be so rare because when I google it the two mentions of 
Kuehn's Lichtbildernei (sp) come up!

Thanks for this, Tor and Hans; will check on wiping or smearing chalk..
Chris

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tor-Einar Jarnbjo" <tor-einar@jarnbjo.name>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 12:10 PM
Subject: Re: German translation


> 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