gilded, lacquered

Ingredients

gold leaf, lacquer, conch shells, gems

Preparation Steps

Original Recipe Text

Materials such as gold and lacquer are applied to wood or cloth covers. In some instances (e.g., Burmese Kammavācā), cloth is gilded and lacquered to serve as folios (p. 163).

Evidence

"Covers can be extremely simple (Fig. 22) or engraved (Fig. 23). Further, they can be dyed, gilded, lacquered and inlaid with conch shells or gems, in particular in Mainland Southeast Asia (Fig. 24)."

Remarks

Covers in Mainland Southeast Asia exhibit high levels of ornamentation, including inlay work with semi-precious materials (p. 169).