Términos

A yellow earth mineral that occurs naturally as an opaque crystalline material, primarily composed of iron hydroxide and varying in color from red to yellowish-brown. It is used for pigment and large clumps have also been carved for small ornamental items.

Pigment made from goethite mineral; goethite has been ground and used as a pigment from the earliest times.

Decorar una superficie indentándola o repujándola, como en el estampado de encuadernados de libros con tela o superficies de láminas de oro.

Herramientas, utilizando implementos que son en general manuales y calentados, sin añadir lámina de oro o plata ni color. A menudo sobre cuero o ropa.

Objeto compuesto por una vara de madera con dos bandas de papel, una cada lado, dobladas formando un patrón en zigzag. El tipo de pliegue y el papel utilizado varía en función del ritual que se realiza. Son propios de la tradición Shintoísta y se utilizan en santuarios y templos, como ofrenda o como indicador de la presencia de la divinidad.

Entradas en bastiones u otras obras exteriores de fortificaciones.

Insignia dorada con forma de media luna, que se lleva colgada al cuello o sobre el uniforme.
Derivan de la armadura medieval, destinada a proteger el cuello y la garganta y, antiguamente, eran llevadas por los oficiales de servicio.

Style and culture of the historical section of the coast of the Gulf of Guinea in Africa extending approximately from Axim, Ghana, or nearby Cape Three Points, in the west to the Volta River in the east.

Glass objects that are decorated with designs cut or engraved in gold leaf and sandwiched between two fused layers of clear glass. Prime examples are Hellenistic and ancient Roman bowls and plates. In order to fit together, the inner and outer bowls or plates had to be made to an exact and predetermined shape and size, by a hot process that included slumping the glass into or over a ceramic mold or form. The gold foil decoration was stuck to the outer wall of the inner bowl or other shape, using an adhesive such as gum arabic. The two glass bowls or plates were then fused together by heating in a kiln.

The process of coating an object with a thin adherent layer of gold.

Drawing implements comprising a wire, rod, or piece of gold in a holder, used to draw lines on a prepared surface, such as paper or parchment. When oxidized, the line darkens.

Gold in the form of or reduced to powder or in fine flake form used as a pigment, or for the preparation of coatings.

Towns where the principal industry is the mining and refining of precious metals.

General term for people who specialize in working with gold.

Special weights, often of decorative shape, used with scales for weighing gold or gold dust, particularly as used where gold is currency.

General term referring to members of several species of songbirds of the genus Carduelis, all characterized by sharp, pointed bills, short tails, and bright yellow plumage. In Christian art, the goldfinch is a symbol of the human soul, often held captive by the infant Jesus.