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Medieval Pigment and Plaster Technology in the XII-XIII Century Mural Paintings at David-Garedji, Georgia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2011

Marie B. Dneprovskaya
Marie B. Dneprovskaya*
Affiliation:
The State Hermitage Museum, Laboratory of Scientific Examination, Dvortzovaya nab. 34, 191065 St. Petersburg, Russia
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Abstract

The David-Garedji mural painting of XII-XIII cent. were made on gypsum plaster with tempera technique “in secco”. The egg yolk and organic glue served as a colour bound agent. The plaster substratum designed for painting was mixed with organic glue.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 352: Symposium – Materials Issues in Art and Archaeology IV , 1995 , 727
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1995

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