5/4/2019
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Introduction to the AAT
revised May 2019 For educational purposes
Hierarchy
water-base paint
tempera
casein paintegg-oil temperaegg temperagum temperaoil tempera
Perhaps “egg tempera” more accurately describes the medium
You may link to the general “tempera”
Specificity and ExhaustivityScope Note for egg tempera:Tempera paint using egg as its vehicle, traditionally the yolk only, in other cases, the whole egg.
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