- mordant gilding
- Oil gilding.
Glossary of Art Terms. 2014.
mordant gilding
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Mordant — Mor dant, n. [F., originally, biting.] 1. Any corroding substance used in etching. [1913 Webster] 2. (Dyeing & Calico Printing) Any substance, as alum or copperas, which, having a twofold attraction for organic fibers and coloring matter, serves… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
oil gilding — Also known as mordant gilding, this is attaching gold leaf to a non absorbent surface which has been coated with a mordant size (an adhesive) either a slow drying type containing linseed oil, or a quick drying type sometimes called japan gold… … Glossary of Art Terms
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water gilding — The application of gold leaf to a surface of gesso (or whiting) which may have been coated with bole, and this covered with a water and glue. The gold is then burnished. This is a better technique than oil gilding (also known as mordant… … Glossary of Art Terms
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