Difference between revisions of "Bronze leaf"

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A malleable Brass alloy prepared as an inexpensive imitation Gold leaf since the 19th century. It was commonly called Dutch metal.

Dutch metal; folha de bronze (Port.)

Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)

Hermann Kuhn, Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities, Butterworths, London, 1986

Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982

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 == Description ==
-A malleable [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=brass brass] alloy prepared as an inexpensive imitation [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=gold%20leaf gold leaf] since the 19th century.  It was commonly called [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Dutch%20metal Dutch metal].
+A malleable [[brass]] alloy prepared as an inexpensive imitation [[gold leaf]] since the 19th century.  It was commonly called [[Dutch metal]].
 == Synonyms and Related Terms ==