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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A thin silverly-white leaf of metallic [ | + | A thin silverly-white leaf of metallic [[palladium|palladium]]. Palladium is a ductile, malleable metal that is resistant to tarnishing and unaffected by acids and pollutants. Palladium leaf is used for lettering and decorating books and as a substitute for silver in exterior gilding. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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Blattpalladium (Deut.); hoja de paladio (Esp.); blad palladium (Ned.); folha de paládio (Port.) | Blattpalladium (Deut.); hoja de paladio (Esp.); blad palladium (Ned.); folha de paládio (Port.) | ||
| − | == | + | ==Resources and Citations== |
* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 572 | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 572 | ||
Latest revision as of 11:33, 10 August 2022
Description
A thin silverly-white leaf of metallic Palladium. Palladium is a ductile, malleable metal that is resistant to tarnishing and unaffected by acids and pollutants. Palladium leaf is used for lettering and decorating books and as a substitute for silver in exterior gilding.
Synonyms and Related Terms
Blattpalladium (Deut.); hoja de paladio (Esp.); blad palladium (Ned.); folha de paládio (Port.)
Resources and Citations
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 572
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
- Conservation Support Systems, Catalog, 1997