Difference between revisions of "Bronze leaf"
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== Description == | == 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 | + | 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]. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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== Authority == | == Authority == | ||
| − | * | + | * 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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Revision as of 06:38, 24 July 2013
Description
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
Dutch metal; folha de bronze (Port.)
Authority
- 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