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H.Kuhn, ''Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities'', Butterworths, London, 1986. | H.Kuhn, ''Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities'', Butterworths, London, 1986. | ||
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* R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, ''Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia'', Dover Publications, New York, 1966 | * R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, ''Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia'', Dover Publications, New York, 1966 | ||
Revision as of 17:29, 1 May 2016
Description
A very thin, metallic foil of silver. Silver leaf was used as early as medieval times for decoration on manuscripts and later on paintings and sculpture. It was thicker than gold leaf and easier to handle but it required a lacquer coating to prevent tarnishing (Kuhn 1986).
Synonyms and Related Terms
feuille d'argent (Fr.); Blattsilber (Deut.); hoja de plata (Esp.); bladzilver (Ned.); folha de prata (Port.)
Additional Information
H.Kuhn, Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities, Butterworths, London, 1986.
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia, Dover Publications, New York, 1966
- 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
- Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
- Conservation Support Systems, Catalog, 1997