Article · Scribal Guild of Meridies
Gilding
By Scribal Guild of Meridies
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Intermediate
- Price
- Free
About this lesson
A guild handbook page on raised gilding that gives a gesso recipe from slaked plaster, hide glue and honey, and describes the consistency to aim for before laying gold.
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