The gilded page : the history and technique of manuscript gilding / Kathleen P. Whitley.
Alternate Title(s):
History and technique of manuscript gilding
Edition:
2nd ed.
Published / Created:
New Castle, DE : Oak Knoll Press ; 2010.London : British Library, 2010.
Physical Description:
xv, 233 p., 16 p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.
Collection:
Reference Library
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
BEIN 2012 55: Dust jacket.
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.
Subject Terms:
Gilding -- Technique. | Illumination of books and manuscripts -- Technique.