| Description |
xv, 233 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), facsimiles (some colour) ; 23 cm |
| ISBN |
9781584562399 hardback : Oak Knoll Press |
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9781584562412 paperback : Oak Knoll Press |
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9780712350662 paperback : The British Library |
| Note |
Previous edition: 2000. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-212) and index. |
| Contents |
Origins -- Manuscript gilding & illumination -- Equipment & materials for the gilder's workshop -- Preparing mordants for flat gilding -- Preparing mordants for raised gilding -- Techniques in laying gold leaf -- Tooling gold leaf in manuscripts -- Gilding with powdered gold or shell gold -- A golden age -- Appendix. List of sources and suppliers. |
| Library Class |
Bibliog B162
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| Subject |
Gilding -- Technique.
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Illumination of books and manuscripts -- Technique.
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