TERMINOLOGY
FOR THE CONSERVATION AND DESCRIPTION OF ISLAMIC MANUSCRIPTS
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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
.
UBL Or. 8772
AUTHORS: PAUL HEPWORTH AND KARIN SCHEPER