"The Book of Gold, " is a unique resource and practical manual for making superfine 24 carat "shell gold" pigment, as used by the makers of precious illuminated manuscripts in the Medieval and Renaissance periods. Based on twenty-five years of rigorous research, practice and teaching, this is the definitive authority on the making and application of this most precious of pigments. 

  51 pages of detailed step-by-step instruction on how to make fine gold pigment, how to use it, with additional information about Persian illumination, ruling lines with a brush, and making magnificent gold-sprinkled paper.