Re[2]: Garden Centre photo supply
Luis Nadeau (nadeaul@nbnet.nb.ca)
Thu, 09 Apr 1998 00:19:58 -0300
At 5:41 PM -0400 98/04/08, TERRY KING wrote:
>Message text written by Chris Fox
>>spirit of vitriol (archaic) sulfuric acid
>spirit(s) of wine - rectified spirit, alcohol
>aqua fortis - 1nitric acid
> 2 etching in which nitric acid is used as a mordant
>aquafortist - one who uses aquafortis for etching
>
>I'm not entirely sure why only two are labelled 'archaic' - I wouldn't
>think
>that there were many people calling themselves aquafortists around these
>days.
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It is actually used quite a bit in contemporary English printmaking
literature. It is also used in French.
Luis Nadeau
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Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/nadeaul/