SYMPOSIA PAPER
Published:
01 January 1953
STP41171S
Subcommittee XIII (Shellac)
SourceLac resin, a secretion of the insect Tachardia Lacca, is one of the oldest mediums employed by man to protect and decorate his household furnishings. Pliny, the Elder, in his Encyclopedia, written in A.D. 77, mentions an amber obtained from India. His description of this resin is clearly that of lac.
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Hartman, C., C.
National Bureau of Standards, Washington, D. C.
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Developed by Committee: D01
Pages: 25–27
DOI: 10.1520/STP41171S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-5925-9
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-6079-8