The Materials and Techniques of Medieval Painting The Mysterious Affair at Styles

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The Materials and Techniques of Medieval Painting The Mysterious Affair at StylesMedieval painters built up a tremendous range of technical resources for obtaining brilliance and permanence. In this volume, an internationally known authority on medieval paint technology describes these often jealously guarded recipes, lists of materials, and processes. Based upon years of study of medieval manuscripts and enlarged by laboratory analysis of medieval paintings, this book discusses carriers and grounds, binding media, pigments,