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How to make and use shell gold?
- Type
- Video
- Level
- Intermediate
- Length
- 8 min
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2022
About this lesson
Making shell gold in the traditional way by grinding gold leaf with gum arabic, then using it in tazhib (Persian illumination).
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