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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
Any metallic alloy used as a substitute for [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=gold gold]. Imitation gold is usually made of powdered [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=bronze bronze]. It is used for lettering and decoration of books.  
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Any metallic alloy used as a substitute for [[gold]]. Imitation gold is usually made of powdered [[bronze]]. It is used for lettering and decoration of books.  
  
See also [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=alchemic%20gold alchemic gold], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Dutch%20metal Dutch metal], and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=pinchbeck pinchbeck].
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See also [[alchemic gold]], [[Dutch metal]], and [[pinchbeck]].
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==

Revision as of 14:28, 16 January 2014

Description

Any metallic alloy used as a substitute for Gold. Imitation gold is usually made of powdered Bronze. It is used for lettering and decoration of books.

See also Alchemic gold, Dutch metal, and Pinchbeck.

Synonyms and Related Terms

artificial gold; imitatie goud (Ned.); ouro de imitação (Port.)

Authority

  • 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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