Preferred label
glaire
eggehvite
Note (en)
Note
A heat activated adhesive composed of beaten egg white and vinegar used cold for the gilding of edges and set by heat with the use of heated finishing tools. Also used to secure metal leaf to covering materials through pressure from heated finishing tools.
Note (nb)
Note
fargeløs bestanddel i egg med en viss klebeevne, brukt som bindemiddel til å feste bladgull
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AAT
The Arts and Architecture Thesaurus Online, The Getty Research Institute.
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http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300178925 (modified)
source-reference-227
Source
Etherington & Roberts (1982)
Roberts, Matt, Don Etherington, and Margaret R. Brown. 1982. Bookbinding and the conservation of books: a dictionary of descriptive terminology. Washington: Library of Congress.
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