Recipes for gilding
Rabbit Skin Glue Size for Gesso
1000 ml Water
90 g Hide glue (originally 45 g Rabbit skin granular glue)
(Or: 150 ml with 13.5g glue; 0.5 c. water with 4 flat tsp glue)
Soak until fully swelled, then cover and heat in double boiler until completely dissolved. Refrigerate and test consistency after completely cooled down. The glue should spring back when pushed on with your finger.
Gesso
Put glue size in bowl, sift the whiting in until all liquid is absorbed. Gently stir with finger. Strain.
Bole
Put clay in rubber bowl. Add equal amount of water, stir with finger until smooth. Add water until just drips off brush, keeping track of the quantity. Add same quantity of glue size to mixture.
(or: put clay in rubber bowl, add water until desired consistency; add same amount of glue size)
Gilder’s Licquor
10p Cold water
2p Ethanol
1p Stock size
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