Beating of gold into leaf is an ancient craft. Skilled goldbeaters can hammer gold so thin, it would take 250,000 sheets of it to make a layer an inch high. Gold leaf is used for a variety of decorative purposes, including picture frames, signs, book edges, architecture and ornaments.
The use of very thin gold foil applied to surfaces for decorative purposes.
Also called Mosaic Gold or Dutch Gold. Originally, it was made in germany and was an amalgam of tin and copper. The bright, shiny, thin sheet is laid over the surface which has been made tacky by shellac, adhesive or gold size. The sheet adheres to the sized surface.
Very very thin sheets of real or imitation gold. It can be used in Mokume Gane, crackle effects, etc.
an extremely thin tissue of gold used for gilding. Gouache: a type of watercolor paint, made heavier and more opaque by the addition of a white pigment (chalk, Chinese white, etc.) in a gum arabic mixture. This results in a stronger color than ordinary watercolor.
Gold leaf is very thin sheets of gold. See How People Use Gold.
Very thin sheets or "leaves" of gold, or imitation gold, applied to paintings, sculpture, architecture, or various ornamental objects.
a very thin form of gold foil
an extremely thin piece of gold
a extremely thin sheet of imitation metal similar to a foil. Leafing comes in several colors, gold, silver and variegated.
Wafer-thin sheets of gold used in gilding decorative objects.
Paint made from hammered out thin leaves of Gold, used for Gilding and is very expensive
an extremely thin sheet of gold that is used for gilding.
A sheet of gold, typically only 4-5 millionths of an inch thick, most often used for gilding.
Used for gilding, gold or silver (for silver leafing) is beaten to extremely thin sheets.
A very thin layer of gold is applied by hand to the surface of an item.
gold beaten out into microscopically thin sheets, which was applied to manuscript letters and illustrations
Extremely thin sheets or “leaves” of beaten gold applied to plasterwork or carved wood creating an opulent decorative finish on paneling, frames and furniture.
Available in sheets and applied for a mock-gilded look.
Very thin leaves of real gold that are burnished onto a wood frame that has been coated with several layers of other material in preparation. The process is expensive because of the use of precious metal.
Gold manufactured into thin leaves; the gold used in gilding. Gold leaf comes in a range of colors and karats, with 14-18 karat for use on interior applications, such as glass. The best gold leaf, 23 karat, is reserved for exterior work on vehicles and signs.
Gold that is beaten into thin foil sheets and applied to the print. (Japanese: kinpaku ) Similar material forms: silver leaf, gold dust, silver dlist, mica (urnmo) dust.
Gold beaten into very thin sheets or "leaves" and applied to illuminated manuscripts and panel paintings, to sculpture, or to the back of the glass tesserae used in mosaics.
A very thin sheet or layer of beaten gold, which is GILDED to objects.
(Also Silver leaf) Gold (or silver) beaten into extremely thin sheets; used for gilding.
Gold leaf, often made by the illuminator himself, consisted of a chunk of gold pounded flat. The position on the vellum where the leaf was to be applied was prepared by brushing on several thin coats of mordant. After each coat was completely dry, the next was added. When sufficient mordant had been applied, the mordant was burnished until it resembled glass. Then egg white was brushed on. While the egg white was still sticky, the gold leaf was applied. After the egg white dried, the gold was laboriously burnished until it glittered (Middleton 232).
A very thin sheet of beaten gold used in gilding. Also referred to as "loose leaf." Gold leaf is available in 12-23 karat gold. Each leaf is cut to a standard 3 3/8 inches square and has a thickness of approximately 1/300,000 of an inch. Gold leaf is packaged in books of 25 leaves, each leaf separated by tissue paper. A pack or box of gold leaf contains 20 books, for a total of 500 leaves.
Real gold, beaten into incredibly thin sheets, is...
Gold that has been beaten down until it is very thin and can be applied to a painting through the process of gilding.
a thin sheet obtained by beating gold (20 grams yields around 1 cubic millimetre or 6 square metres). gold leaf tesserae (mosaic gold)
An alloy of 22 carats gold and 2 carats silver, beaten by machine to a thinness of 1/250,000 of an inch (.0000025 cm) and used for titling and decorating books.
hand applied thin layers of gold leaf brushed onto a prepared adhesive surface, over a red primer to increase vibrancy and luster
Used for gilding or foiling this gold (or other metal of choice ) is found on a thin sheet of transfer paper used for easier application.
Gold leaf is gold that is beaten into extremely thin sheets. The thin gold sheets are commonly used for gilding. Gold leaf is available in a wide variety of karats and shades. 22-karat yellow gold is the most commonly used.