Reliquary

A reliquary is a container for relics. A portable reliquary, or the room in which one is stored, may also be called a feretory. A brooch-like container for a very small relic may be called a "theca".

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AURUMLEAF

The craft of gilding — gold leaf, tools, and techniques.

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