The Art of Gilding
Sunday, 19th March, 2017
11:00
12:30
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The Art of Gilding
with John Brass
When other precious metals have turned to powder through beating, pure gold remains intact and continues to spread until it is just 250000th of an inch in thickness. This property is the basis for allowing gilded objects to give the illusion they are made of solid gold. John Brass will give a talk illustrating this ancient technique of gilding with gold leaf – an art unchanged since the time of the Pharaohs.
Free event, donations welcome.
Come early for coffee from 10.15 and if you would like to stay for lunch after the talk, please email secretary@chisholme.org
John Brass is the author of Fish See Water: A Treatise on Gilding and works as a gilder and conservator. Read his personal tribute to Bulent Rauf, founder of the school at Chisholme, here.
Fish See Water
by John Brass
Mallet Press, Oxford
£10 plus p&p
Order from Malletpress@yahoo.co.uk
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