The Manuscript Codex * Textual Indicators, Decorative Forms and Decorative Techniques
GILDING OF PAPER OR PARCHMENT

Decoration techniques that involve the use of precious metal, usually gold, either in the form of metallic paint or metal leaf. The metal is applied using a brush or in leaf form, in the latter instance sometimes over a layer of gesso.
 
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UBL Or. 8772

 

 

AUTHORS: PAUL HEPWORTH AND KARIN SCHEPER