Part 1: Introduction; E.REINKOWSKI-HÄFNER: Tempera -- on the history of a technical term; Part 2: Propagation of tempera; G. PERUSINA, T. PERUSINI: The use of tempera by painters and restores in Italy and Latin Europe, c. 1800-1870; E. REINKOWSKI-HÄFNER: From wall to canvas -- the role of tempera in the development of mural and easel painting in Germany in the 19th century; K. KINSEHER: Ernst Berger and his role in the Munich Tempera controversy; P. TRAVAGLIO: Evidence for wax tempera binding media in Italian technical literature of the first half of the 20th century; Part 3: Types of tempera; K. BELTINGER: The pereira tempera system; S. BARONI, S. RINALDI, M. ROSSI: Tempera paints in Italy in the first half of the 20th century, with a special focus on "Tempera Grassa" by Maimeri; A. POHLMANN: Photographic layer and paint layer -- approaches to tempera beyond tradition; A. POHLMANN, K. KINSEHER, W. NEUGEBAUER, E. REINKOWSKI-HÄFNER, S. RINALDI: A tabulated listing of industrial produced tempera paints, c. 1900; Part 4: Tempera application techniques; W. NEUGEBAUER: Layered and alla prima -- some examples of tempera painting techniques, c. 1850-1914; Part 5: Tempera analysis; P. DIETEMANN, W. NEUGEBAUER, U. BAUMER, I. FIEDLER, C. BEIL, A. OBERMEIER, S. SCHÄFER, S. ZUMBÜHL: Analysis of complex tempera binding media combining chromatographic techniques, fluorescent staining for proteins and FTIR-FPA imaging; E.S.B. FERREIRA, K. WYSS, V. DE VILLEMEREUIL, K. BELTINGER, F. MARONE, N.C. SCHERRER, S. ZUMBÜHL: The role of reconstruction in the identification of a wax/resin/gum tempera binder developed by Hermann Urban in 1901 and used by Cuno Amiet in 1902