Copal varnish

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Copal Varnish on glass
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Description

Copal Varnish on canvas
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Any varnish containing a Copal resin. Copal resins form a very hard varnish.

Synonyms and Related Terms

hard oil varnish

Resources and Citations

Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996

Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, https://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000

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