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Leaf gilding ... but ... what is that?
Synthesis of the questions raised by the profession of gilder ornamentalist with the leaf.


Behind the scenes of the workshop Or Cadre
Panorama of the different techniques used in leaf gilding.


Kanazawa: a Japanese gilding workshop
Kanazawa is a Japanese city, where threshing and gold leaf making has been a tradition for 400 years


Gold pounding in Japan
A short video that explains the threshing of gold leaves in Kanazawa (Japan)


Xavier Noël, gilder with gold leaf ... free
A glimpse of the creative work of gold leaf gilder Xavier Noël


Manuela Paul-Cavallier, creator of "gold materials"
Manuela Paul-Cavallier combines craftsmanship, art and gold leaf


Archiving of representations of the gilding profession
Archiving of representations of the gilding profession
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