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Bitumen of Judea

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process, but rather a photo-etching process, since engraving requires the intervention of a physical rather than chemical process and lithography involves a grease and water resistance process. However, Niépce's famous image of Pope Pius VI was produced first by photo-etching and then "improved" by
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plate and took a picture of parts of the buildings and surrounding countryside of his estate, producing what is usually described as
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Bitumen of Judea may be used as a colorant for wood for an aged, natural and rustic appearance. It is soluble in
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hand engraving. Bitumen, superbly resistant to strong acids, was in fact later widely used as a
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The bitumen, initially soluble in spirits and oils, was hardened and made insoluble (probably
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in the 1820s. In 1826 or 1827, he applied a thin coating of the tar-like material to a
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is a sort of natural tar known from ancient times. It is a naturally occurring
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in making printing plates for mechanical printing processes. The surface of a
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used since ancient times as a wood colorant, and in early photography.
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It is a light-sensitive material in what is accepted to be
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Photographic processes dating from the 19th century
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turpentine
terpenes
the first
photographic process
Nicéphore Niépce
pewter
the first photograph
camera
polymerized
photoengraving
photolithography
photoresist
zinc
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solvent
etched
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