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- Model: BK-GILDING-STAR-1916
The short gilding title, as an instant download.
The Gilding Star (1916) by Stephen Chalmers is the short, bright gilding title — the essential processes of gold-leaf work in compact form. A quick study for the gilder who wants the method without the bulk.
Inside this 1916 treatise:
From surface prep to the final burnish, this 1916 treatise walks through water gilding and oil gilding the way gilders learned it at the bench. Gilders, sign painters, and framers will find 54 pages of technique that has not changed in a century. The sizing and leaf-handling chapters are the ones working gilders still quote.
Complete your shelf: See also The Art and Science of Gilding (1909), The Gilder's Manual (1876), The Painter, Gilder, and Varnisher's Companion (1894).
Details:
- Complete 1916 edition scan — 48 pages
- Compact gilding processes
- The essentials of gold-leaf work
- Leaf handling, sizing, and finishing from the old shop
- Gilding and bronzing for signs, frames, and ornament
- Leaf, size, and tools: the complete kit explained
- Two files included: the original scan, cleaned of dust, stray marks, and handwritten notes, and a cleaned white-background edition that's easy on the eyes and the printer
- PDF format, instant download after purchase — no physical book ships
