SC - vellum/parchment (OT)

[Stefan li Rous]

Balthazar of Blackmoor asked:
> Also, if you could ask your 
> local friend which type of sizing she uses for her gold leaf, that would be 
> great, too.  I have boiled down some leather, but in practice applications it 
> does not set "tacky" enough to hold the gold very well (lots of "spotting", 
> where the gold doesn't adhere)  Thanks so much for your help.

Have you taken a look at this file in the SCRIBAL ARTS section of my files:
gold-leaf-msg     (18K)  3/ 7/96    Working with gold leaf, tools.

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