- document
-
Posthuma de Boer, M. (author), Koldeweij, E. (author), Groves, R.M. (author)Gilt leather is a decorative art form mainly used for wall hangings from the middle ages onwards. A leather support covered by thin silver leaves is coated with a yellow or orange-brown oil-resin varnish, providing the gold appearance. Further decorations are applied with various oil paints, glazes and varnishes. Complex ageing processes and the...conference paper 2017