Difference between revisions of "Goldbeater's tissue"
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A thin, clear, tissue paper interleaved with gold plates for the production of gold leaf. Goldbeater's paper has a hard surface that is free from lint. The self-supporting tissue can be used to pickup and transfer each gold leaf. | A thin, clear, tissue paper interleaved with gold plates for the production of gold leaf. Goldbeater's paper has a hard surface that is free from lint. The self-supporting tissue can be used to pickup and transfer each gold leaf. | ||
| − | See also [ | + | See also [[goldbeater's skin]]. |
== Authority == | == Authority == | ||
Revision as of 09:52, 16 January 2014
Description
A thin, clear, tissue paper interleaved with gold plates for the production of gold leaf. Goldbeater's paper has a hard surface that is free from lint. The self-supporting tissue can be used to pickup and transfer each gold leaf.
See also Goldbeater's skin.
Authority
- The Dictionary of Paper, American Paper Institute, New York, Fourth Edition, 1980