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Except New Techniques in Egg Tempera by Robert Vickrey & Diane Cochrane, there is no much books beeing that selective about Egg Tempera technique. One has to grasp informations from different usual books. At this point the painters bible is The Artist's Handbook of Materials and Techniques by Ralph Mayer, being also avalable in spanish under the title of Materiales y Tecnicas del Arte. With these two books, one has sufficient informations.

• The Luminous Brush - Painting in Egg Tempera by Altoon Sultan
• The Artist's Handbook of Materials and Techniques
  by Ralph Mayer, ed. The VIKING PRESS/NEW YORK, 1940 -1982 Edition Revised and updated, ISBN 0-670-13666-2
• Materiales y Tecnicas del Arte
  ed. Hermann BLUME/MADRID, 1985 ISBN 84-7214-328-7
• Art Hardware, The Definitive Guide to Artists' Materials
  by Steven L. SAITZYK, WATSON-GUPTILL /NEW YORK, 1987, ISBN 0-8230-0266-7
• The Mische Technique: Painting Secrets Of The Old Master
  Egg tempera & resin-oil as taught by Ernst Fuchs, by his former student and assistent Brigid Marlin.
  Copies can be obtained from Brigmarlin@aol.com
  Brigid Marlin P.O. Box 240 GB-Berkhamstead HP4 1SS UK
• The Technique of Icon Painting
  by Guillem Ramos-Poqui, published by Morehouse Publishing in Harrisburg, Pa. Available through the Daniel Smith Catalogue.
• The Icon, Image of the Invisible
  Technic, theology and aesthetic of icons, by Egon Sendler, published by Oakwood Publications in Torrance, California.
  
• Peindre et Dessiner, Le Guide Complet de Toutes les Techniques et du Matériel
  de Colin HAYES, ed. BORDAS/PARIS, 1980-84 ISBN 2-04-012636-8
• La Technique de la Peinture à l'Huile,
  suivie d'une Etude sur la peinture acrylique, de Xavier de LANGLAIS, ed. FLAMMARION, 1959, ISBN 2-08-200106-7
• The complete book of Artist's techniques
  du Dr. Kurt HERBERTS, editions THAMES & HUDSON LONDON, 1958 "DIE MALTECHHNIKEN" traduit de l'allemand, ‚ditions ECON-VERLAG DšSSELDORF
• Technique de la Peinture
  de Jean RUDEL, QUE SAIS-JE, Presses Universitaires de France, Numéro 435 ISBN 2-13-035770-9
• La technique du tableau
  de Marc HAVEZ , ed. DESSAIN et Marc HAVEZ 1974, 10 rue Cassette 75 006 PARIS ISBN 2-249-25011-1
• The Painter's Craft
  an Introduction to Artist's Methods and materials
  ed. NELSON 1948-66-75 ISBN 017 149075 4 -
• Dictionnaire technique de la peinture
  de André BEGUIN 1984, 2 rue Danville 75 014 PARIS, Tel 43 21 41 16 ISBN 2-249-25011-1
• New Techniques in Egg-Tempera
  by Robert Vickrey & Diane Cochrane, WATSON-GUPTILL / NEW YORK, 1973, ISBN 0-8230-3170-5 PITMAN PUBLISHING LTD./LONDON, 1978, ISBN 0-273-00410-7

Books and medias on Egg Tempera Painters

• Vickrey, Robert
  • New Techniques in Egg-Tempera by Robert Vickrey & Diane Cochrane, Watson-Guptill / N.Y., 1973, ISBN 0-8230-3170-5 Pitman Publishing Ltd/London, 1978, ISBN 0-273-00410-7
• Wyeth, Andrew
  • Two Worlds of Andrew Wyeth: A Conversation with Andrew Wyeth by Thomas Hoving, Houghton Mifflin Company/Boston, 78 ISBN 0-395-27089-8, ISBN 0-395-27080-4 pbk.
  • Chip Taylor Video on Andrew Wyeth
  • The Farnsworth Art Museum Store, Books on Andrew Wyeth
• Annigoni, Pietro
  • Pietro Annigoni by Charles Richard Cammel, B.T. Batsford LTD/London, 1954, 1958, 4 Fitzhardinge Street, Portman Square, LONDON, W.I
  • Film of the most famous portraitist of this century

Books on Hazards and Precautions

• Artist's Beware: The Hazards and Precautions in Working with Art and Craft Materials
  by Michael Mc Cann Watson-Guptill New York, 1979 ISBN 0-8230-0295-0
• A Painter's Guide to the Safe Use of Materials
  by Nancy SEEGER. For information about health Hazards in the Arts Program, contact: Publications Order Department, Health Hazards in the Arts Program, The school of the Art Institute of Chicago, Columbus Drive at Jackson Blvd., Chicago, Illinois 60603, phone : (312) 443 3723

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