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As Tüchleinfarben (also: Malerläppchen, Pezette, Bezetta, Pezola, Pezzuole, Pezzuli or Peczola ) refers to an ancient method of storage of water-soluble vegetable dyes.

They originated from the inking less Stoffläppchen with plant color extracts. This Malerläppchen were then on the journey with some water moistened artists as colorants serve. Travelers and painters of the 18th and 19th century, by S. Merian to G. Foster, Humboldt and used this technique. The different colors and shades arise from various plants ( Waid - Jean Blue, Maidsüß light blue, pennyroyal - yellow-green, Atlant - red violet, cinquefoil - deep red, elderberry - magenta ) that emit different colors depending on the location, crop type and processing culture.

Well known is the art since the Middle Ages, where it was used primarily in book illustration, for coloring wax and food and in cosmetics for face painting. The production of Tüchleinfarben is described in ancient color technology books, so by Theophilus Presbyter beginning of the 12th century in his book De diversis artibus or Schedula diversarum artium. Cennino Cennini mentions the technique in his Libro dell'Arte della o trattato peintura of 1390, where he designated pezzuole or pezzette (it. = lobules ). In detail, the technique in liber Illuministarum, which was created in 1500 in Tegernsee monastery, explained.

Even today, these inks can be prepared according to old recipes of specialized companies for Artists ' and Restoration.