Gold ink

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Description

A bright gold-color Ink prepared by mixing a gold-color metallic powder with an aqueous binder. Illuminated manuscripts prepared in the Middle Ages often have gold ink prepared from powdered gold. Currently, gold ink is prepared with a Bronze powder.

Synonyms and Related Terms

tinta de ouro (Port.)

Resources and Citations

  • Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
  • Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)

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