Da Vincis Cousin https://davinciscousin.com/ Arting Through History Wed, 24 Apr 2024 05:41:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 211703425 Making Glair https://davinciscousin.com/2024/04/24/making-glair/ https://davinciscousin.com/2024/04/24/making-glair/#respond Wed, 24 Apr 2024 04:48:19 +0000 https://davinciscousin.com/?p=349 Making Glair Acording to Cennini Glair, or White of Egg was used in Medieval and Renaissance art, as a binder for paint in illumination, gilding, and even as a varnish.  Cennino Cennini provides a recipe and multiple uses for it in his book, Il Libro dell’Arte, A Craftsman’s Handbook, written in ca. 1390 – 1437. […]

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