How To Use Gold leaf In A Sentence
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Of Oaxaca's twenty-seven churches, by far the most opulent is the Santo Domingo de Guzmán, built by Indian artisans in the 16th and 17th centuries and displaying much gold leaf.
Oaxaca: a festive city
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Gold leaf was applied so sparingly it looked almost apologetic.
A TALE OF FOUR HOUSES: Opera at Covent Garden, La Scala, Vienna and the Met since 1945
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One Russian businessman even ordered an exact copy of a room at the palace of Versailles for his house in Knightsbridge, complete with identical cornices and plasterwork, as well as real gold leaf and plating.
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One peculiarity of this artist's pictures was that he used actual gold leaf to make the high lights upon hair, leaves, and draperies.
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In many cases, framers are ‘customizing’ custom framing jobs by hand-making the frame or staining and gold leafing moulding, marbleizing matboard or etching glass.
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Based on a traditional steak and mushroom pie, the dish includes $1,000 worth of Wagyu beef fillet, $3,330 in Chinese matsutake mushrooms (which are so rare that they are grown under the watchful eyes of armed guards), two bottles of 1982 Chateau Mouton Rothschild at a cost of about $4,200 each, as well as black truffles and gold leaf.
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Gold leaf was lavished on their walls while the country was on the verge of economic collapse.
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Three years ago she suddenly began to produce gold leaf.
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This was important as the clay lies directly beneath the gold leaf and its colour influences the final appearance of the gold.
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The design is etched into the gold leaf with a sharp needle-like instrument.
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Some of the stone vases were partially coated with gold leaf.
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Delights included a kind of caviar martini: oyster "tartare" at the bottom, black jelly of oyster next, haricot cream and a garnish of caviar and gold leaf on top.
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The dome restoration was made possible by two private gifts that funded all of the gold leaf used in the gilding as well as other parts of the restoration.
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Most of then had a pearl shell inlaid, and the gold leaf in combination with marble looked just magnificent.
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Gold leaf was lavished on their walls while the country was on the verge of economic collapse.
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Unless you regularly knock out a dessert of caramel mille-feuille, mango and gold leaf press and crystalised chilli.
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Gold leaf is carefully rubbed onto the lightly glued surface around the tempera and the entire object is then varnished with a gloss finish.
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Gold leaf used in gilding is made in much the same way.
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He stared up at the sumptuous portrait, a shimmering mix of oil overlaid with silver and gold leaf.
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Floors and columns were painted to look like marble, and 24-karat gold leaf was applied on molding.
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Its surface was ornamented with real or imitation gold leaf, from which comes the expression ‘gilt on the gingerbread’.
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Yet even as I watched, the gold leaf tilted slowly down toward the vertical, at ever-increasing speed.
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It was made out of dark cherry wood and gold leafed in the mermaids and fish carved into the legs of the table and chairs.
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The honours board has almost made gold leaf extinct.
The Sun
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Yet even as I watched, the gold leaf tilted slowly down toward the vertical, at ever-increasing speed.
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Arrange pieces of nougatine around the top of the ice cream in the decorative pattern and garnish the tip of each with gold leaf.
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Whistler, taking his cue from the English Pre-Raphaelites, experimented with reeded moldings and with various shades of gold leaf.
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Amidst the colorful decoration of the Shriners Temple replete with Art Deco artifacts (such as the gold-leaf brass torchier lamp still with original fixture and shade), gold leaf paint details and soft leather-upholstered chairs (the original tapestry had, alas, long since worn off and could not be affordably replaced), Michelle strikes a Las Vegas Diva pose for photographer dondelion.
Who's That Lady?
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Even the gold leaf had been scraped from the walls.
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In addition to exercise, bathing, healthful diet, and moderate sex, Publicius includes a sneezing powder recommended by Constantinus Africanus that is made from the gall of crane and elder oil and said to cure lethargy. 63 Ficino describes how to use the gifts of incense, myrrh, and gold leaf to make an elixir for the elderly that will "beyond any doubt, protect your natural humor from putrefaction.
Architecture and Memory: The Renaissance Studioli of Federico da Montefeltro
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The honours board has almost made gold leaf extinct.
The Sun
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In these altar mosaics, iridescent Favrile glass, Tiffany's trademark in other work, was rejected in favor of opalescent Favrile glass and Byzantine style tesserae made with gold leaf.
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Gold leaf used in gilding is made in much the same way.
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It was then enclosed in a cartonage fitting close to the mummied body, which was richly painted and covered in front with a network of beads and bugles arranged in a tasteful form, the face being laid over with a thick gold leaf, and the eyes made of enamel.
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Serve with a scattering of edible gold leaf and sparklers to make it extra special, if you like.
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In ancient Greek sculpture gold leaf might have been included in chryselephantine sculpture, as well as applied over an entire figure.
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Drizzle vinaigrette and garnish with chervil and gold leaf.
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Statues of the Virgin were often enriched with gold leaf, her dark face surrounded with flowerets and cascades of lace carved from ash and oak boles.
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After boiling it again, he measured the decay of the resulting radon gas with a gold leaf electroscope.
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Some pieces are simply painted repeatedly until the high glossy shine is achieved, while others are crafted with an intricate design, sometimes using thin gold leaf or mother-of-pearl.
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Maithris and I took our time, wandering through halls and chambers trimmed with gold leaf, floored with veined marble.
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Unless you regularly knock out a dessert of caramel mille-feuille, mango and gold leaf press and crystalised chilli.
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Varying in size, the works are rendered primarily in egg tempera, casein and gold leaf on wood panels.
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Like Whistler, he was much concerned with the shade of gold leaf and the play of matte and bright gilding.
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Taylor Tiles sells Bisazza's range, including its individual 20 mm x 20 mm, handmade glass tesserae, where gold leaf is sandwiched between two layers of Venetian glass.
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The crinkles in the gold leaf highlight the delicate texture of lace, the mottled surface of a pine plank table, or the peeling walls.
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Over her shoulders and arms she wears a short, pale blue cape, embroidered with one gold leaf on each side and fastened with a clasp.
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Gold leaf was applied to the background and his tunic, and perhaps the wreath in his hair, after the panel was placed on the mummy.
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Farhad Moshiri of Iran gilded a baroque cabinet filled with Buddhas, Mickey Mouse dolls, toy phones and other tchotchkes of global trade, all made precious by the application of gold leaf.
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Ben Tre finishes the work by hand, often coating the concavities with color or gold leaf.
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They were designed for ritual use and some of them were coated in gold leaf.
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The gold leaf is laid on the still wet edge, and when slightly dry is covered with a sheet of paper and rubbed down with a burnisher, and when entirely dry is burnished again with a smooth piece of agate or bloodstone.
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The King John Library is a baroque delight, with acres of gold leaf, faux marble, rosewood and ebony tables and of course stacks and stacks of books.
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There was a tiresome string of cash with a rattan twisted through their square holes; silver customs taels, and mace and candareen; Chinese gold leaf and Fukien dollars; coins from Cochin China in the shape of India ink, with raised edges and characters; old Carolus hooked dollars; Sycee silver ingots, smooth and flat above, but roughly oval on the lower surface, not unlike shoes; Japanese obangs, their gold stamped and beaten out almost as broad as a hand's palm; mohurs and pieces from Singapore;
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Different shades of superfine, 22 carat gold leaf are painted on to the hair during the highlighting process.
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She uses stitching, wool and gold leaf but in this demonstration used the seeds from a pomegranate with bits of coloured paper.
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Gold leaf was applied so sparingly it looked almost apologetic.
A TALE OF FOUR HOUSES: Opera at Covent Garden, La Scala, Vienna and the Met since 1945
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Once the frame had been moulded, paper-thin gold leaf was applied to the wood over a thin layer of gesso plaster.
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Floors and columns were painted to look like marble, and 24-karat gold leaf was applied on molding.
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The mask was coated in gold leaf.
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Converse purchased a pint of Gold Leaf Cognac to cultivate the management.
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Thirty pages are reproduced in facsimile with gold leaf.
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Gold leaf is too delicate to be laid directly on the relatively rough surface of plaster and so the gold leaf is backed with thicker and more robust tin foil using an oil mordant as the adhesive.
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On Jebel Barkal's pinnacle—partially covered in gold leaf to bedazzle wayfarers—the black pharaoh ordered his name inscribed.
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An assistant was carefully applying gold leaf to it.
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Gold leaf was applied so sparingly it looked almost apologetic.
A TALE OF FOUR HOUSES: Opera at Covent Garden, La Scala, Vienna and the Met since 1945
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There was no duty free ... A detail from the mark of service of John-Harrison which includes 22 carat gold leaf detailing.
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He obtained a ballcock of a WC, welded it to a spike, and persuaded the Dockyard to cover it with gold leaf - an expensive procedure!
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The Happy Prince is a statue in the city square, a statue covered in gold leaf and crusted in gems.
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The honours board has almost made gold leaf extinct.
The Sun
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The mask was coated in gold leaf.
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In its two hundred-odd rooms gold leaf covered every dado, while solid marble flagged every floor.
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The gold fob watch is molded of a kind of gelatinized bouillon composed of beef and mushroom stocks reduced into a syrup, leaf gelatine and 10-year-old Madeira hand-wrapped with edible gold leaf.
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Just before the dot-com bubble burst in the U.S., some restaurants served up roast lamb basted in flakes of gold or desserts garnished with curls of gold leaf.
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Gold leaf was applied so sparingly it looked almost apologetic.
A TALE OF FOUR HOUSES: Opera at Covent Garden, La Scala, Vienna and the Met since 1945
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We used to have the artisanal tradition of embossed leather and gold leafing along with intricate patterns and designs on our books, and the present day equivalent of that would seem to be the over-use of fonts.
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Are they printing out in gold leaf?
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Gold leaf was lavished on their walls while the country was on the verge of economic collapse.
Times, Sunday Times
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This means adding depth to each cut so that after the application of gesso, bole, and gold leaf the carved elements still have crisp definition.
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The second piece is painted with bronze and gold leaf.
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Are they printing out in gold leaf?
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The models were built with consummate skill, and created a fabulous confection of boxwood, brass, bone, ebony, gold leaf and painted details in the typical naval colours of Prussian blue and Venetian red.
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The honours board has almost made gold leaf extinct.
The Sun
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Gold leaf frames are also a standard for the company.
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They were designed for ritual use and some of them were coated in gold leaf.
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Gold leaf was then used to enrich the surfaces of paintings, sculptures, buildings, pottery and manuscripts.
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Elaborately carved woodwork and paneling called boiseries, often gilded or spiced with gold leaf, replaced solid wood trim.
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Statues of the Virgin were often enriched with gold leaf, her dark face surrounded with lace carved from ash and oak boles.
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He also uses gold leaf on mirrors, then paints it to get an antique look.
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The name and port of registry were applied in gold leaf.
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Written in Gothic letters of gold leaf, the composer's name on the portrait above his left shoulder recalls the style of the escutcheons of the knights of the Golden Fleece.
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The jug in Plate XI is blown cristallo glass infused with fragmented bits of gold leaf and submerged random streaks of amethyst glass.
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The mask was coated in gold leaf.
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Serve with a scattering of edible gold leaf and sparklers to make it extra special, if you like.
The Sun
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Gold leaf has been applied to the clock's numerals.
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The interior scenes are painted in gold leaf.
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The interior of this example is covered with gold leaf, emphasizing the sanctity and importance of the objects placed within.
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Serve with a scattering of edible gold leaf and sparklers to make it extra special, if you like.
The Sun
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And the après-ski, gold leaf embellishments lent a touch of glitter to furs, scarves and evening gowns.
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The risotto ‘Nero and Oro’ with the black squid's ink risotto with the gold leaf topping deserves a photo before you eat.
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The windows of Bucchi's studio are streaked with horizontal brushstrokes of bole, for when he prepares this material he needs to test it to be certain it is the right consistency so that the gold leaf will burnish properly.
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The stone under the magnificent window was inscribed with tiny carved letters, they were inlaid with a gold leaf so they could be made readable.
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Dating back to Imperial Japan, authentic Aburatorigami paper was created by gold leaf artisans who used it to protect the precious metal they hammered into whisper-thin leafing to enrobe the majestic pavilions.
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Are they printing out in gold leaf?
Times, Sunday Times
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Some of the stone vases were partially coated with gold leaf.
