Gilding on Wood

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<id>p075v_2</id>
<head>Gilding <m>wood</m></head>
<ab>First of all it is necessary to apply a coat of very clear <m>glue</m>; and when it is dry, you will apply a coat of <m>yellow gold</m>; and when this is done you will take <m>fig tree wood</m> and soak it for a while, and wash the place you want to gild, and cut your <m>gold</m> with a knife near where you will put it; and you must apply said <m>gold</m> with <m>cotton</m>, and if you can find some <m>fig tree</m>, take an <m>egg white</m> and stir it frequently.</ab>
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If your <m>gold</m> does not have a nice enough color, you will take a <m>partridge feather</m> burn it in a , and turn the smoke toward what you have gilded.</ab>
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<id>p075v_3</id>
<head>Gilding with ground <m>gold</m></head>
<ab>Take a coquille* of gold <m>gold</m>, soak it with gum water before you intend to work, and ten apply it with a brush, and polish it with a <m>
wolf’s tooth<m>
 once it is dry.</ab>
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