gold leaf
Spain
11th Century
Source: Restaurator 28: 76–106 © 2008 Saur, Munich etc.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
gold, silver, tin
Preparation Steps
Prepared mainly by gilding. Sometimes an alloy of gold and silver was used to lower the price. On wood or plaster, it was applied to a tin base (p. 96).
Original Recipe Text
Prepared mainly by gilding. Sometimes an alloy of gold and silver was used to lower the price. On wood or plaster, it was applied to a tin base (p. 96).
Evidence
"Gold colour is prepared mainly by gilding. One also finds silver, possibly due to impurities of the material or to a preparation of an alloy... In the case of paper it was applied directly"
Remarks
The use of gold leaf in Andalusian polychromes is frequent (p. 96).
Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionAu
Analytical Techniques
SEM-EDX
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
ColorGold
RegionSpain
Approx. Year1050
Source Information
AuthorRestaurator 28: 76–106 © 2008 Saur, Munich etc.
CollectionAndalusian polychromes
Language
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