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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>Gilding is the application of gold to an object, be it a wooden sculpture, stained glass window, food or [[illumination|illuminated manuscript]]. There are many different techniques for each of the various things that can be gilded. <br /> <br /> ==Types of Gold for Gilding==<br /> * Leaf (loose, beaten)<br /> * Patent Leaf (attached to paper by static for ease of use)<br /> * Powdered<br /> * Shell Gold (gold powder suspended in a pigment binder.)<br /> <br /> ==Tools for Gilding==<br /> * Gilder&#039;s tip (brush)<br /> * Gilder&#039;s pad<br /> * Gilder&#039;s knife<br /> * Brush for applying size <br /> * Fluffy brush for removing excess gold<br /> * Stamps or stylus for incizing decoration into raised gilding<br /> * Burnisher<br /> <br /> ==Manuscript Gilding==<br /> Gilding is applied to a manuscript page after the initial drawing and ink has been done, and before [[illumination]]. The gold will stick to paint, thus why it should be applied first. <br /> <br /> ===Gilding sizes===<br /> *Hide glue, Fish glue, Rabbit skin glue<br /> *Armenian Bole (gilder&#039;s clay) mixed wtih hide glue, Slaked Plaster and honey<br /> *Garlic juice<br /> *Wood glue prepped with denatured alcohol (modern)<br /> <br /> ==Gilding on Food==<br /> Gold may be adhered to food by the use of a sugar solution, egg white or honey. See &lt;u&gt;Delights for Ladies&lt;/u&gt; (1609) or &lt;u&gt;Banquetting Stuffe&lt;/u&gt; for a description of using egg white to gild desserts. <br /> <br /> See also: [[Cooking]]<br /> <br /> ==Gilding on Leather==<br /> <br /> I have seen a reference to using egg white and heat to gild on leather (in [[Bookbinding]] specifically). The area to be gilt is painted with the egg white, the gold applied and then a heated tool is used to emboss the gold into the leather. (memo to me: Dig up your reference and post it here!) <br /> <br /> Probably one of these: <br /> <br /> Foot, Mirjam, ed. &lt;u&gt;Eloquent Witnesses: Bookbindings and Their History&lt;/u&gt; British Library. New Castle Delaware Oak Knoll Press 2004<br /> <br /> Marks, P.J.M. &lt;u&gt;The British Library Guide to Bookbinding&lt;/u&gt; Toronto, Buffalo University of Toronto Press, 1998<br /> <br /> See also [[Leather working]]<br /> <br /> ==Gilding on Wood==<br /> Gilding on Wood may be done to decorate furniture, sculpture or for wooden pannel paintings.<br /> <br /> ===Gilding Sizes===<br /> * Armenian Bole and Hide Glue<br /> * Wood glue prepped with denatured alcohol (Modern)<br /> <br /> ==Gilding on Glass==<br /> <br /> [[Category: Arts and Sciences]]</div>

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