Crowood Press - Contemporary Illumination

Contemporary Illumination

Master traditional and modern gilding techniques for luminous manuscript art

Shows easy methods of sticking gold leaf to paper using modern, readily-available gilding sizes. Explains how to make and use traditional manuscript gesso and shell gold. Covers the use of sgraffito and tooling to mark your gold leaf, adding texture or removing gold to reveal a design. Uses other metal leaf (other than gold) and explains how to prevent tarnishing. Features examples of writing with and on gold. Author: Toni Watts 176pp., 8.5x10.25 hardcover ISBN: 9780719844287

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