gilded

Ingredients

gold, brass

Preparation Steps

Original Recipe Text

The reconstructed instrument, designed after Al-Jazari's Kitab al-Jami, utilizes a base plate of brass which is gilded. A round plate and a brass bowl are also treated with a gilded finish to replicate the historical aesthetic (p. 1).

Evidence

"Base plate of brass, gilded."

Remarks

This entry refers to a modern model (Inventory No. H 3.02) reconstructing the mechanical devices of Ibn al-Razzaz al-Jazari. The use of gilding is decorative and functional, applied to brass components to simulate the high-quality materials expected of an instrument used for medical measurements in the Artuqid palace (p. 1).