Experiment 1
(Before Varnish Application)
T1* (No Varnish)
T2* (No Varnish)
T3* (No Varnish)
24 hrs dry
(Gold Color)
24hrs dry
(Gold Leaf)
Moresque
Decoration
Recipes
Transcription
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<head><m>Dorer</m> mouleure de tableaulx d<m>or</m> mat</head>
<ab>voy de laultre part de ce foeillet cest marque <figure>*</figure></ab>
<ab>Les <pl>flaments</pl> donnent une couche de <m>colle a destrempe</m> sur la mouleure<lb/>
puys destrempent du <m>noir de lampe</m> ou <m>noir a noircir</m> avecq de la mesme<lb/>
<m>colle</m> & laissent seicher apres ilz poncent aulx angles quelque moresque<lb/>
& la peignent avecq du <m>minium</m> du <m>massicot</m> & <m>ocre de ru</m> et un peu d<m>ocre jaulne</m> destrempes avecq<lb/>
<m>huile</m> gras dans lequel ilz nettoyent leurs pinceaulx a <m>huile</m> Pourceque les<lb/>
trois couleurs susdictes sont gripantes & bien tost seiches <del>E</del>Apres ilz posent<lb/>
l<m>or</m> puys vernissent le tout pardessus Et semble par ce moyen a quelques<lb/>
ungs que tout ce noir soict painct a <m>huile</m> Mays il ne seroit pas bon pourceque lo{r}<lb/>
sattaqueroit par tout & non pas seulem{ent} a la moresque Retourne hault a ce <figure>*</figure></ab>
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<figure>*</figure>
<head><m>Or mat</m></head>
Il se faict de <m>massicot</m><lb/>
de <m>mine docre de<lb/>
ru</m> & d<m>ocre jaulne</m><lb/>
affin que la composition<lb/>
retire a l<m>or Dore</m><lb/>
le lendemain <del>un jo</del><lb/>
quil est pose si tu as <del>dans la</del><lb/>
fais lassiete le soir de la couleur<lb/>
Apres avoyr <m>dore</m> laisse le seicher<lb/>
& reposer un<lb/>
jour apres frote la <m>doreure</m><lb/>
avecq une <m>plume</m> & du <m>cotton</m> affin<lb/>
quil ny demeure aulcune bave<lb/>
puys vernis de vernis de <pl>flandres</pl><lb/>
que tu fais mesle dun peu d<m>eau de vye</m><lb/>
pour le rendre desiccatif<lb/>
Le vernis sera<lb/>
sec dans une heure Il augmentera<lb/>
la couleur de l<m>or</m><lb/>
Et cest <m>or mat</m><lb/>
tient a la pluye<lb/>
encores quon frotte<lb/>
Mays quil soict<lb/>
bien sec de huict<lb/>
ou dix jours<lb/>
si l<m>eau</m> y touche Mays l<m>or mat</m>L<m>or couleur</m> qui se<lb/>
faict de couleurs<lb/>
diverses nettoyes<lb/>
des pinceaulx a<lb/>
<m>huile</m> nest pas si bon & avecq le temps<lb/>
ternist l<m>or</m> a cause du <m>verdegris</m> Il ne<lb/>
fault pas toucher du doigt la couche faicte por l<m>or</m> car cela le garderoit de si attaquer L<m>or moulu</m> se gaste<lb/>
tient fort a la pluye & dans l<m>eau</m> Il ne le fault pas brunir car la dent lemporte[roit]<lb/>
Amasse ces baves & petits<lb/>
lambeaulx que le <m>cotton</m> faict eslever quand l<m>or</m> est sec & que tu le nettoyent Car lonce est aulta{n}t d<m>or</m> En <pl>flandres</pl> les<lb/>
femmes <del>font</del> <m>dorent</m><lb/>
Il est plus beau quand il est<lb/>
un peu espes Mays en <pl>fra{n}ce</pl><lb/>
le battent trop delie</ab>
<ab>Sur <m>toile</m> & a<lb/>
destrempe on <m>dore</m><lb/>
avecq du <m>bol</m> &<lb/>
du <m>miel</m> & un<lb/>
peu de <m>suc dail</m></ab>
<ab>Halene sur l<m>or couleur</m> et sil ternist<lb/>
il est asses sec mays sil ne recoit point<lb/>
la vapeur de lhalene il ne lest pas asses</ab>
<ab>Il ne fault<lb/>
pas <m>dorer</m> d<m>or<lb/>
mat</m> apres <del>avecq</del><lb/>
avoyr <m>dore</m><lb/>
Mays attendre<lb/>
un jour ou une<lb/>
nuit <del>Mays advise<lb/>
qu’il ne</del> Et lors<lb/>
estant co{mm}e sec il<lb/>
grippe l<m>or</m> apres<lb/>
on vernit</note>
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<figure>*</figure>
<ab>Pour fayre beau<lb/>
l’<m>or</m> mat, mets y<lb/>
un peu de vernis<lb/>
ou d’<m>huile</m> gras,<lb/>
non pas de celuy<lb/>
qui est faict du<lb/>
nettoyement des<lb/>
pinceaulx mays<lb/>
de celuy pur qui<lb/>
se faict gras<lb/>
au soleil, ou<lb/>
mesle de <m>ceruse</m></ab>
<ab>L’<m>or</m> mat de ceste<lb/>
sorte n’est gueres</lb>
moins beau<lb/>
que l’or <m>bruny</m>,<lb/>
et dure d’ava{n}tage à la<lb/>
pluye & aultrem{ent}, & <corr>est</corr> plus tost faict.<lb/>
L’<m>or</m> bruny s’esclate<lb/>
avecq le temps<lb/>
& se deffaict<lb/>
à la pluye.<lb/></ab>
<note>
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Quand l’<m>or couleur</m> commence<lb/>
à gripper, c’est signe que dans<lb/>
dix ou douze heures il sera sec<lb/>
& propre à <m>dorer</m>.</note>
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Translation
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<head>To <m>gild</m> paintings’ mouldings with matte <m>gold</m></head>
<ab>See on the other side of this folio this mark: <figure>*</figure></ab>
<ab>The <pl>Flemish</pl> apply one coat of distempered <m>glue</m> on the moulding, then they distemper some <m>lamp black</m> or <m>soot black</m> with this same <m>glue</m> and leave it to dry. They polish the corners of a few Moresque <sup>ornamentations</sup> and paint them with <m>minium</m>, <m>massicot</m>, <m>ocher de ru</m>, and a bit of <m>yellow ocher</m> distempered with greasy <m>oil</m> in which they clean their <m>oil</m> brushes, because the three aforesaid colors are adherent and dry quickly. After that, they apply the <m>gold</m> and then varnish upon it, and it seems to some that by this means all the black is painted in <m>oil</m>. But it will not be good because the <m>gold</m> can be attacked everywhere and not only on the Moresque <sup>ornamentations</sup>. Go back to the top following this <figure>*</figure></ab>
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<figure>*</figure>
<head>Matte <m>gold</m></head>
It is made with it with <m>massicot</m>, the <m>ore of ochre de ru</m>, and <m>yellow ocher</m>. In order that the composition tends toward <m>gilded</m> <m>gold</m> on the day after it is applied, if you made the underlayer the evening that you made the color, after having <m>gilded</m>, leave it to dry and rest for one day. After that, rub the <m>gilding</m> with a <m>feather</m> and with <m>cotton</m> so that no flaw will remain, then varnish with <pl>Flanders</pl> varnish that you mix with a bit of <m>spirits</m> in order to make it desiccative. The varnish will be dry in an hour. It will enhance the color of <m>gold</m>. And this matte <m>gold</m> is resistant to the rain provided that you rub it, but it must be dry for eight or ten days. <m>Gold</m> color that is made of various colors from the cleaning of <m>oil</m> brushes is not so good and with time it tarnishes the <m>gold</m> as a result of the <m>verdigris</m>. You must not touch the coat made with gold with your fingers because it will prevent it <sup>the <m>verdigris</m></sup> from attacking it. The moulded[a] <m>gold</m> is spoiled if it touches <m>water</m>, but matte <m>gold</m> is resistant in the rain and in <m>water</m>. You must not burnish it because the tooth would remove it. Collect the imperfections and scraps that you have removed with <m>cotton</m> when the <m>gold</m> is dry and you clean it, because an ounce is worth as much as <m>gold</m>. In <pl>Flanders</pl> the women <m>gild</m>. It is more beautiful when it is a little thick but in <pl>France</pl> they beat it too delicately. On <m>canvas</m> and in distemper one <m>gilds</m> with <m>bol</m>, and <m>honey</m>, and a bit of <m>garlic juice</m>. Breathe on the <m>gold</m> color and if it clouds it is quite dry, but if it will not show the vapor of the breath then it is not quite <sup>dry</sup>. You must not <m>gild</m> with matte <m>gold</m> after having <m>gilded</m> but wait one day or one night. Thus, being dry, it will grip the <m>gold</m>. After that, varnish.
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<figure>*</figure>
<ab>To make beautiful matte <m>gold</m> put in a bit of varnish or greasy <m>oil</m>, not the kind that is made from cleaning brushes but the kind that is made greasy in the sun, or mix with <m>ceruse</m>.</ab>
<ab>Matte <m>gold</m> of this kind is scarcely less beautiful than the burnished <sup>gold</sup> and lasts longer in the rain and otherwise, and <sup>is</sup> made more quickly. Burnished <m>gold</m> cracks with time and is damaged in the rain.</ab>
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When <m>gold</m> color starts to adhere, this is a sign that in ten or twelve hours it will be dry and ready for <m>gilding</m>.</note>
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Gild Molding
Materials
Material | Source |
Rabbit Skin Glue | Lab Inventory: Fridge |
Lamp black | Lab Inventory : 100g, SE |
Red Lead (Minium) | Lab Inventory: 50g, NW |
Yellow Lead (Massicot) | Lab Inventory: 500g, NE |
Lab Inventory: 100g, SE | |
Yellow ochre | Lab Inventory: 5g, SE |
Linseed Oil (stand) | Lab Inventory: 250 ml under SW fume hood |
Gold Leaf | Lab Inventory: 25 each, NW |
Varnish (Lab)[e] | Lab Inventory |
Tools
Tool | Source |
Glass plate and muller | Lab Inventory |
Spatula | Lab Inventory |
Flat paintbrush (rsg) | Lab Inventory |
Paintbrush (oil) | Lab Inventory |
100 ml glass beaker, tin can | Lab Inventory |
Panel 01 | Lab Inventory |
Pipette | Lab Inventory |
Hot plate, | Lab Inventory |
Pot | Lab Inventory |
Thermometer | Lab Inventory |
Workstation
Protocol/ Workflow
Tuesday Afternoon
Preparation of the frame
Thursday Morning
Preparation of paint
Application of paint
Friday Morning
Application of gold leaf
Monday Morning
Application of gold leaf
(Friday Morning and Monday Morning)
Application of Varnish[f]
T1 (Varnish) | T1(No Varnish) | T2 (Varnish) | T2 (No Varnish) | T3 (Varnish) | T3 (No Varnish) | |
24 hrs dry (Gold Color) | ||||||
24hrs dry (Gold Leaf) | ||||||
48 hrs dry (Gold Color) | ||||||
48 hrs dry (Gold Leaf) |
Hazards/Precautions
Red Lead (Minium)
Hazard Statements
H272 May intensify fire; oxidiser.
H302 Harmful if swallowed.
H332 Harmful if inhaled.
H319 Causes serious eye irritation.
H360 May damage fertility or the unborn child.
H373 May cause damage to organs.
H410 Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.
Precautionary Statements
P201 Obtain special instructions before use.
P210 Keep away from heat/sparks/open flames/hot surfaces. - No smoking.
P221 Take any precaution to avoid mixing with combustibles/organic material.
P260 Do not breathe dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray.
P271 Use only outdoors or in a well-ventilated area.
P281 Use personal protective equipment as required.
P220 Keep/Store away from clothing/organic material/combustible materials.
P270 Do not eat, drink or smoke when using this product.
P273 Avoid release to the environment.
P280 Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection.
Yellow Lead (Massicot)
Hazard Statements
H302 Harmful if swallowed.
H332 Harmful if inhaled.
H360 May damage fertility or the unborn child.
H373 May cause damage to organs.
H410 Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.
Precautionary Statements
P201 Obtain special instructions before use.
P260 Do not breathe dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray.
P271 Use only outdoors or in a well-ventilated area.
P281 Use personal protective equipment as required.
P264 Wash all exposed external body areas thoroughly after handling.
P270 Do not eat, drink or smoke when using this product.
P273 Avoid release to the environment.
Linseed Oil
Hazard Statements
H319 Causes serious eye irritation.
H335 May cause respiratory irritation.
Precautionary Statements
P271 Use in a well-ventilated area.
P261 Avoid breathing mist/vapours/spray.
P280 Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection.
[Varnish]
Waste Management
Cleaning protocol
Glass plate and muller
Paintbrush
Paint Containers
Take container of lead contaminated paper towels and dispose of in lead solid waste
Take soiled linseed oil (from cleaning plate and brushes) and dispose of in lead liquid waste
Place excess linseed oil in non-hazardous liquid waste
Collect newspaper and dispose in solid lead waste
Wipe down fume hood with paper towels dispose in solid lead waste
Wash surfaces in fume hood with soap and water
Dispose of rsg + lamp black in drain
In case of fire when working with lead
First close fume hood
Rescue
Alarm
Confine
Extinguish
If needed use the silver fire extinguisher : Pull Aim Squezze (the handle) Sweep
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Tuesday afternoon - lampblack and rsg to all squares
Thursday morning - mix and apply lead layers
Friday morning - Gild first set (24 hours)
Monday class - gild second set (96 hours)
Experiment 1 (Before Varnish Application) | T1* (No Varnish) | T2* (No Varnish) | T3* (No Varnish) |
24 hrs dry (Gold Color) | |||
24hrs dry (Gold Leaf) | |||
Moresque Decoration |
[a]Ah, l'or moulu, this should be translated as (from your notes): Jonathan Thornton this actually means powdered gold!
[b]Do we need to order this?
[c]Specify what this is and what you will be using from the inventory
[d]Cleo: darker yellow ochre, I purchased an ochre we can use from Kremer
[e]Get Info on production
[f]Won't be performing this part of the experiment on Day 1. Will develop separate protocol for this portion.
