Gilding
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Definition: en:The art or process of adhering thin metal leaf to a surface, e.g., the leather cover or edges of a book, so as to approximate the effect of solid or inlaid metal.
Related terms
| Language code"Language code" is a predefined property that represents a BCP47 formatted language code and is provided by Semantic MediaWiki. | Translated term | Source | Citation textThis property is a special property in this wiki. | Status | Skos:scopeNote |
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| de | Vergoldung | Citation needed! | preferred | ||
| en | gilding1 | Etherington | Roberts, Don., et al. Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books : a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology. Library of Congress : For Sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 1982. | preferred | The art or process of adhering thin metal leaf to a surface, e.g., the leather cover or edges of a book, so as to approximate the effect of solid or inlaid metal. |
| fr | dorure | Citation needed! | preferred | ||
| it | doratura2 | Dizionario | Federico Macchi, Livio Macchi, Milena Alessi, Michel Wittock, and Piccarda Quilici. Dizionario Illustrato Della Legatura. Milano: S. Bonnard, 2002. Print. | ||
| sv | Förgyllning | Citation needed! | preferred |
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References
- ^ Roberts, Don., et al. Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books : a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology. Library of Congress : For Sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 1982.
- ^ Federico Macchi, Livio Macchi, Milena Alessi, Michel Wittock, and Piccarda Quilici. Dizionario Illustrato Della Legatura. Milano: S. Bonnard, 2002. Print.
