Rye flour

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Description

A powder obtained from a cereal grain from the Secale cereals plant. Rye was first cultivated about 1000 BCE. Rye flour has been used as an additive in glue paste and chalk grounds.

Synonyms and Related Terms

darnel; harina de centeno (Esp.);

Resources and Citations

  • Paul Ackroyd "Glue-Paste Lining of Paintings: An Evaluation of Some Additive Materials" ICOM Preprints, Edinburgh 1996 p.231-238

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