Manila Copal
Item
Identifier
2025.048
Title
Manila Copal
Type
Material
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Description
Copal is a hard diterpene resin - the hardest being the fossil ones. The term "Copal" denotes a variety of different countries of origin and provenance, they usually form hard oily varnishes, by means of a somewhat complicated cooking process which renders them soluble in oils and turpentine. In the Middle Ages, copal was confused with amber. Often used as an insulating varnish over tempera underpaintings.
Subject
artists' materials; resin; resins
Source
Purchased from Kremer Pigments
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