AURUMLEAF

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Techniques & Process

How leaf gets from ingot to a finished surface — goldbeating and the malleability behind it, water and mordant gilding, burnishing, and the related metal-decorating crafts nearby.

Gilding

Gilding

Goldbeating

Goldbeating

Ductility

Ductility

Annealing

Annealing

Burnishing

Burnishing

Verre églomisé

Verre églomisé

Gold plating

Gold plating

Damascening

Damascening

Repoussé and chasing

Repoussé and chasing

Niello

Niello

Electroplating

Electroplating

Vitreous enamel

Vitreous enamel

Metal leaf

Metal leaf

Engraving

Engraving