| 单词 | gold leaf |
| 例句 | The air-conditioning has to run all the time so the jungle heat won’t damage the gold leaf on his chandeliers. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I liked the shameless extravaganza: gold leaf and baroque excesses did not put me off. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He sat for a long time within the arms of a green, black, and gold leaf lounge chair, sipping coffee and meditating about the next few hours. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z The gold leaf was rubbed off, and each separate six-inch hook was sharpened and filed to a deadly point. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Its title was in gold leaf, in a language Leo couldn’t understand, but nothing else about the book seemed shiny. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He was wearing a heavy gold chain around his neck, with a gaudy jewel hanging from it, and his claws—a good six inches long—were each covered in gold leaf. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Jeanne examines a Latin volume with beautiful illuminations in blue, red, and gold leaf. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Shelves rose forty feet under an astonishing painted ceiling, and the spines of books glowed in jewel-toned leather, their gold leaf shining in the glavelight like animal eyes. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The volume’s first run sold out in days, a handsome edition with Elijah Lander’s name in gold leaf. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Mist's dulling the gold leaves and browning the reds. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z He looks like a painting, she thought, a Saint wrought in gold leaf on the walls of a church, born to wield a sword of fire. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Decorated with wildflowers in the warm season, the room remained pleasant in the autumn with wreaths of red and gold leaves. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The goldsmiths and silversmiths hammered away, with small hammers, at gold leaf. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She wanted to watch Mo giving Elinor's books new clothes, pressing fragile gold leaf into the leather with his stamps, choosing endpapers, stirring glue, fastening the press. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I could never handle the little tweezers, or solder a delicate joint, or shape the little gold leaves. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z No gold leaf on leather, like the books in the Pavilion of Thought. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Lesage had won a King's Scholarship to Eton, the only boy from the school ever to have done so, his name was painted in gold leaf on the Honours Board. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z He’d even illuminated the spine with flakes of leftover gold leaf it took him three years to save. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Her arms and face were plaster made to resemble marble, her gown gilded in gold leaf that, upon catching the burnished sun, transformed her garment into a mantle of fire. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The panels were backed with gold leaf, the fronts inlaid with shimmering diamonds, emeralds, rubies, and jade. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “A collar for my daughter’s tiger. Bejeweled, as she said. Order it from the leather shop. A leash, too. Tooled with gold leaf.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Nor were they of smooth gold leaf as in reality, but were patterned instead in fish-scale tiles of darker gold and brighter, so the sun didn’t merely glint on them. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z It will flake away into the chamois and underneath there will be gold leaf. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z For added color, trim your tree with beaded garland, stems of gold leaves, and small bunches of painted twigs. Our Favorite Christmas Trees 2010-12-06T16:06:00Z The rebar, adorned with gold leaf, glass bottles, and other materials, also creates a way that park visitors themselves can help create the work. The Artist Nari Ward on the the Goat as a Symbol of Democracy 2017-04-09T04:00:00Z The interior looked glorious on Friday night, a blitzkrieg of crimson and gold leaf. Joy and Nostalgia in Moscow as Bolshoi Theater Reopens 2011-10-29T01:50:11Z The extensive use of gold leaf dates from the 12th century, and in some of the most gorgeous illustrations two or more techniques can be seen on the same page. Fitzwilliam Museum Celebrates the Birth and Glory of Color Manuscripts 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z Medieval and Renaissance European paintings often employed gold leaf, usually for crowns, halos or other symbols of majesty and divinity. In the galleries: In ‘Gilded,’ artist Takefumi Hori applies Midas touch The fresh gold leaf looks as deceptively venerable as the rest of the room. Antiques: Princeton?s Faculty Room and Britain?s Rail Posters 2010-05-27T21:29:00Z In the screening room, Boone used gold leaf on the ceiling to create “glamour and warmth.” 2009-12-01T05:00:00Z Illustrations with ink, and sometimes gold leaf, often show musicians playing an instrument. Who invented music? The search for stone flutes, clay whistles and the dawn of song 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z But there are also small-scale portraits of young black men, some on gold leaf, like Byzantine icons, and others ensconced in sturdy wood frames equipped with doors. Review: ‘Kehinde Wiley: A New Republic’ at the Brooklyn Museum 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z There Rauschenberg produced small reliefs, which he called paintings, from dirt, gold leaf and toilet paper, tossing the concept of value into the air. Robert Rauschenberg: It Takes a Village to Raise a Genius 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z The warm space mixes Moller Danish modern chairs with suggestions of India in the form of wooden screens and touches of gold leaf and paisley. Bites : Restaurant Report: Shanik in Seattle 2013-04-10T14:17:47Z The Mishneh Torah includes six large painted panels decorated with precious pigments and gold leaf as well as 41 smaller illustrations with gold lettering on the opening words of each chapter. ArtsBeat: The Met and Israel Museum Buy Illuminated Torah Before It’s Auctioned 2013-04-29T16:59:41Z Order gold leaf online from surlatable.com, fancyflours.com, or goldleafcompany.com; a splurge worthwhile, it will last for years if stored in a dry place. 25 Caramel Dessert Recipes 2010-11-19T19:59:00Z Michael Eden’s “Voxel Vessel I” — an exuberantly impractical vase made of nylon and gold leaf — is more complicated. Pushing limits: Bellevue Arts Museum’s ‘Atoms + Bytes’ combines digital, traditional 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z The spa features treatments with gold leaf, and chef Michelle Weaver triumphs in her use of regional ingredients at Charleston Grill. Your Guide to Charleston Hotels 2010-02-17T21:30:00Z Tip Toland's "Avadhut," portraying a laughing Indian mystic in stoneware clay, gold leaf, paint and pastel, is a gloriously animated piece: the perfect expression of visionary ecstasy. Some smashing ceramics are on view at Bellevue Arts Museum's "Clay Throwdown!" 2010-09-02T19:20:00Z Richard Wright's gold leaf mural, covering a wall of Tate Modern, won the Turner in 2009 Turner prize-winner Richard Wright is designing a stained glass window for the main entrance to Tate Britain. Turner winner creates Tate window 2013-07-22T17:08:00Z The walls around the counter are lit by votives whose backdrop appears to be gold leaf; early evenings might find Pink Martini on the soundtrack. Conosci review: Michael Schlow’s crudo concept is a hidden gem 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z Whistler worked 15-hour days, painting over leather walls, adding gold leaf and crafting four enormous golden peacocks. Is that paint on the gallery rug? New show marks major shift at the Sackler. 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z It wasn’t for a gold leaf star on her dressing room door. Lucie Arnaz, daughter of entertainment royalty, steps into her own circus in ‘Pippin’ 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z The painting, part of a collection bought by a diamond magnate, shows gold leaf adorning Mary’s halo and the wings of the angels worshipping her. UK experts: ‘Fake’ Botticelli work is from artist’s studio 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z The bridge arches like a great diagonal bar of bullion across all six panels, yet it, and everything else, is composed of thousands of chips of gold leaf and strokes of paint. Masterpieces of Japanese Art at the Met 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z For that price interested buyers get a 7,610-square-foot home with 4 bedrooms, 3.75 baths, a panoramic view of Puget Sound, home theater, gold leaf ceilings and a customized whiskey bar. Ryan Lewis' Magnolia home on the market 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z But among it's ingredients, was three scoops of an artisan vanilla ice cream, fruit caviar, and gold leaf. The Ice Cream Sundae Must Be Stopped 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z The paintings on view were created through a process that involves adhering gold leaf to a board. What's on This Week Around the World 1456-12-25T05:00:00Z Visually, there was nothing especially radical about the Convention, little pro-wrestling flash, no Trumpian gold leaf: just the usual fusty podium, with the usual flag motifs—plus shots of empty seats. Watching the Republican Convention 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z Using traditional materials like gold leaf and organic pigments, the pupils illustrate their own tales. 5 Things to Do This Weekend 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z Her imagery, often highlighted with gold leaf, is abstract and gestural but refers to Renaissance-era subjects: aristocratic or religious portraits, a rendering of St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice, Italy. Diana Al-Hadid sculptural paintings: Such beautiful decay 2015-05-03T04:00:00Z One artist put rectangular sheets of gold leaf over the text on the front page of The New York Times. Where is all the pretty artwork?: A trip to the Armory Show points to troubling trend 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z These included long, off-the-shoulder dresses in an abstract leaf print and a long white halter dress with a wide gold leaf belt and a gray shadow print at the hem. Sarah Burton for McQueen 2010-10-05T23:46:00Z Fifteen of them, each the size of a large notebook sheet, are on view at Loudhailer in precisely drawn, limpid rainbow hues sometimes set off by gold leaf. James Hayward's monochromatic installation delivers contemplative bliss 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z Does every diner get a sheet of gold leaf the size of a cocktail napkin atop even a half portion of risotto, as I experienced? Review | This restaurant in the Dupont Circle Hotel is cut from a different cloth 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z Rasika delivers delicious drama: Lamb shank rising from a fragrant red moat of saffron and rose petals projects a bone, wrapped in spiced lamb, that glints with gold leaf. What Michelin gets wrong about D.C.’s dining scene — starting with Rasika 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z There also are small abstract paintings — and lots of gold leaf, symbolic of divinity in many cultures. In the galleries: Many ways to express ‘Light & Movement’ 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z But none of that buys you pointless flash, heel-clicking or outbreaks of gold leaf. OFM awards 2014 best restaurant: the Ledbury 2014-10-19T04:00:00Z People were eating gold, literally they would sprinkle gold into soup or wrap sushi with a thin layer of gold leaf. After 20 years covering West Coast, Bill Whitaker goes to '60 Minutes' 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z Cooley’s pieces are the most diverse, and include such Renaissance touches as gold leaf. In the galleries: Paintings that are both ephemeral and vivid 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z The spa is in what was once the bank’s vault, and gold leaf mosaics on the walls mark where it once held its gold deposits. The $2,000-a-Day Berlin 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z Black and gold were their original colors, so they kept some gold elements, including a metallic runner for the stairs and gold leaves in the bouquets. How to Transform Your Place for an Intimate Wedding 2020-09-12T04:00:00Z It was hand drawn by the restaurant branding firm Memo in 2016 and painted in gold leaf on the window. The Rise of the Designer Deli 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z The stage was filled with pink feathers and gold leaf and nearly naked dancers writhing under jewel-toned lighting that flooded the backdrop with pink and blue and fuchsia. Review | With spectacular squib of ‘Samson,’ Met Opera grasps at new start 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z He also likes the bathroom, with its black marble communal sink and hand-painted gold leaf walls. In Transit Blog: Director Lynch Turns Attention to Paris Night Club 2011-10-11T10:00:39Z At issue was Ms. Markle’s choice of top for the second: a sheer black shirt embroidered with gold leaves over a long ruffled skirt. Meghan Markle’s Sheer Top Was a Sneaky Statement for a Royal Portrait 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z When their young clients saw the hall in its original state, Hudson says, the only aspect of the antiquated, Grade II-listed interior they really liked was the gold leaf. Myplace: Putting the youth back in youth centre 2010-04-11T21:05:00Z Sculptures have included clumps of his excrement covered in gold leaf. Art Review: Crawling for Peace in a Not-Quite Salt Mine 2011-03-10T16:30:07Z The three of them were seated around an Yves Klein coffee table filled with crumpled gold leaf. How New York's rising trend of 'supertall' towers looks from the 92nd floor 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z I’d just settled in at the bar at an upscale Italian restaurant downtown, the room washed in that late-afternoon light that settles over the world like a layer of gold leaf. Attention, day drinkers: Here’s what you should be imbibing 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z Displayed, too, are the tools for applying them: ermine and squirrel hairs for brushes, animal teeth and hard stones for burnishing gold leaf. Fitzwilliam Museum Celebrates the Birth and Glory of Color Manuscripts 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z She takes the pieces and builds them into new, bulbous shapes using an ancient technique where 24-karat gold leaf is used as a binding seam. In London, Collectors Get Fired Up for Ceramics 2018-10-06T04:00:00Z Do they at least wrap the burger in gold leaf? The Best Comes in a Bun at Salvation Burger and Spotted Pig 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z Knew that the gilt on the top of the Invalides where Napoleon was buried was real gold leaf and the name of Marie Antoinette’s hairdresser. Beholder of Beauty 2022-01-23T05:00:00Z The renovation returned real gold leaf and alabaster to the 18th century theatre's grandiose interior. Russia's shiny new Bolshoi grappling with gripes 2012-02-01T15:46:09Z Inside, gold leaf covers richly carved swirls of wood. Three Cities on the Mexican Independence Trail 2010-08-20T17:51:00Z Its mix of 24-karat gold leaf and mundane nylon drolly comments on which materials we do or don’t value in the arts. Pushing limits: Bellevue Arts Museum’s ‘Atoms + Bytes’ combines digital, traditional 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z You feel it will get thinner and thinner until it is as thin as a gold leaf and lifts into the air. The European Obsession with Porcelain 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z The ornaments, rendered with pigment and gold leaf and sometimes three-dimensional, complement lustrous shades of Black skin and hair. Review | In the galleries: An intimate panorama of video art’s variety and breadth 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z Museum officials said Thursday that 180 square feet of gold leaf was applied over the 700-pound work. Philadelphia museum’s golden goddess glows again 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z Osetra caviar transferred from its tin to a bit of rice and gilded with a few bits of dried nori and gold leaf will set you back an additional $40: sushi for the 1 percent. Review | Sushi Nakazawa is so unforgettable you might forget where it’s located 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z Electric Recording painstakingly recreated its dowel spine, its cotton sleeve, its leather cover embossed in gold leaf. The Vinyl? It’s Pricey. The Sound? Otherworldly. 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z Each roughly standard post-it note sized sheet of gold leaf is worth roughly $2. Artist brings authenticity to Deadwood sign 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z He also uses Oaxacan sand and gold leaf, the latter a nod to the value of gold to the Aztecs, who controlled the area in the 1500s. New Southern California Exhibitions Reveal Riches of Art and Tradition 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z Why try to dazzle us with flimflammery like gold leaf instead of putting a better wine in the bottle? Blue Nun aims its latest wine at millennials by making it sparkle with gold leaf 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z I will, however, sprinkle it with a little edible gold leaf upon its arrival just for an added sparkle. Want to make a seasonal and splurge-worthy Thanksgiving dinner for $400? Here's your menu for 4 2021-11-15T05:00:00Z Let’s add ‘opulent’ to describe his A/W 2011 collection, which featured no less than 15 different kinds of lace, gilding, Swarovski crystals, and models with gold leaf painted onto their hair.” | Jason Wu Wins! 2011-02-13T03:32:44Z In a setting with exposed brick, velvet banquettes, an Art Deco chandelier and touches of gold leaf, he will focus on regional Thai dishes, especially from Phuket, where there is a Chinese influence. Wan Wan, Focusing on Regional Thai Fare, Opens in NoLIta 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z It's great to see this elusive artist – until recently all his works, including his gold leaf Turner mural, were deliberately destroyed after a few weeks – getting the international recognition he deserves. Richard Wright's stellar art shines next to Rembrandt at the Rijksmuseum 2013-03-14T13:19:05Z Bittersweet chocolate, also decorated with gold leaf, encloses tender nougat. Chocolates to Give or Receive 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z She embellished her bedroom chandelier, bought at a community yard sale in Grafton, Vt., for $2, by painting it bronze with gold leaf touches and dangling her white-and-gold flowers from it. How a family made a 1900 rowhouse their own without breaking the bank 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z He won the Turner in 2009 for a delicate gold leaf mural. Turner winner creates Tate window 2013-07-22T17:08:00Z A pristine set of 12 ornamental hanging scrolls of colored landscapes on gold leaf, at the end of the show, doesn’t pretend to be anything but high-end commercial fodder. Art Review: ?The Art of Dissent in 17th-Century China? at the Met Museum - Review 2011-09-08T22:36:02Z Lightly brush the surface with a clean paintbrush to ensure that the gold leaf is attached. Bronson’s Last Call: How to gold-leaf 2014-11-28T05:00:00Z It appears on the gold leaves worked in repoussé that covered the face of a princely warrior. Art: Macedonia's Riches Before Alexander 2011-10-21T12:30:08Z Fast forward to Titus Kaphar’s 2014 portraits made of oil paint, gold leaf and tar: The urgent calls for equity and representation continue. 3 Seattle-area art exhibits to check out now, from the must-see to the weird and wonderful 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z The Catherine Palace, a Rococo confection with a facade of Sèvres blue, cream and gold leaf, puts Versailles to shame. Books Of Style: ‘Former People: The Final Days of the Russian Aristocracy’ and ‘The Summer Palaces of the Romanovs: Treasures From Tsarskoye Selo’ 2012-11-05T18:41:09Z Trade with India also left its mark in textiles as gold leaf was added to hand-painted cloths arriving from the Coromandel coast of India, a wearable form of investment for the nobility. Review: A Long Parade of Cultures Leaves a Rich Trail in the Art of Sumatra 2010-08-04T14:00:00Z The central dome, newly restored with gold leaf, is now a glowing marvel, perhaps best seen at dusk when it seems to shimmer with its own light source. Leighton House: a private palace of art 2010-04-16T23:09:00Z He also preserved her workshop stash of bronzing liquids, copal varnishes and gold leaf. Antiques: New Study of Marie Zimmermann, Metalsmith 2011-11-17T22:32:18Z A long table was decorated with bowls of mandarin oranges covered in gold leaf and bright orange floral arrangements. A Fashionable Start to the Lunar New Year 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z After chatting briefly about the price of gold leaf, we stood up and entered a smaller interior lobby. How New York's rising trend of 'supertall' towers looks from the 92nd floor 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z Here, reverence is expressed as a gentle, devotional ritual, its methodically layered harmonies resembling the act of applying tiny flakes of gold leaf to a Madonna. Diverse Disciples Flock to an Arvo Pärt Tribute 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z The painting, famous for its shimmering background of gold leaf, hung inside a Plexiglas case so clear that visitors occasionally bump their foreheads against it. Helen Mirren Visits “Adele Bloch-Bauer I” 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z His homage to beans includes corona bean mousse, cranberry bean purée and black bean broth, topped with a dot of caviar and gold leaf. ‘Modern Mexican’ Steps Into the Spotlight 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z Bring on the 15-course tasting menus, the über-luxe spa treatments with cocoons of gold leaf, the vintage bourbons from a distiller’s private stash, the backstage passes, and so on. 2010-02-08T17:01:00Z It tells a series of biblical tales wordlessly through lively, wonderfully detailed, cartoonish images rendered in jewel-bright colors and shiny gold leaf by six or seven unknown painters. Exhibitions of Medieval Biblical Masterworks 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z Less playful, but quite lovely, were a series of lace evening dresses, the most beautiful in black, embroidered with gold leaves. Louis Vuitton Cruises in Japan 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z It's not known exactly when people started to decorate their eggs, but research has pointed to the 13th century, when King Edward I gave his courtiers eggs wrapped in gold leaf. From chicken to chocolate: the fascinating history of the Easter egg 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z The first features the work of painter Jack Davidson: bright collaged pieces that layer materials such as paint, ink, digital elements and even gold leaf and record his journeys around Barcelona, Spain. Datebook: Experimental photography, stitched portraits, night of stories 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z Atop the fibrous medium she arrays calligraphy, rough-edged rectangles of gold leaf and the quickly brushed black circle known as an “enso.” Review | In the galleries: Artists make use of Asian iconography via paper and sculpture 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z Like true gold leaf, brass leaf, also known as composition leaf, is a whisper-thin sheet of metal that’s glued to the surface. How to repair stained brass leaf He threw an inaugural ball in the ballroom, under the gold leaf. The City at the Bottom of the Sea 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z Through the decades, as “theatrical” ceased to be a pejorative in the art world, Ms. Benglis continued to bring a visceral quality to her experimentations with glass, video, metals, ceramics, gold leaf, paper and plastics. Art: A Life of Melting the Status Quo 2011-02-13T01:06:05Z Where the ceiling of the ballroom is coffered in gold leaf. The City at the Bottom of the Sea 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z Once he covered it with gold leaf, the print was completely obscured and he was back to scrutinizing reproductions. Scenic artist hit a masterwork mother lode with 'Woman in Gold' All the pieces use clay, glaze, gold leaf, wax encaustic and other materials to create hybrid worlds and creatures, transforming human figures into hanging gardens and vice versa. September gallery highlights: From Antarctic ice to apocalyptic flames 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z A resplendently opulent — crystal chandeliers, gold leaf, marble, white-gloved waiters — historic hotel with 206 rooms and suites in one of the city’s fanciest neighborhoods. For a decidedly French experience, visit Buenos Aires, ‘the Paris of Latin America’ 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z Mostly formed of clay, they also incorporate bits of stone, chunks of copper and touches of gold leaf. A napping cat or something more ominous? Curious sculptures at Wilding Cran 2017-03-18T04:00:00Z In Memorial Hall in the James Madison Building of the Library of Congress, eight quotes of Madison’s are carved into the wall and painted in gold leaf. The Librarian of Congress and the Greatness of Humility 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z The brand’s current push is with the Blue Nun 24K Gold Edition, a sparkling wine dusted with flakes of edible gold leaf. Blue Nun aims its latest wine at millennials by making it sparkle with gold leaf 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z Parts of the dramatic new design, like the lobby slathered in gold leaf, were hard for movie moguls to accept, but they eventually did. Redesigning the Polo Lounge 2012-10-12T22:02:43Z She experimented with lacquering on gold leaf and painting on glass and fabrics. ‘Little Dreams in Glass and Metal’ Spotlights Enameling 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z Her drawings incorporate everything from soil and plant pigments to gold leaf; the parts are often tied together with string, although one is fused with what seems to be melted plastic. Review | In the galleries: Circles of life at annual benefit for people living with cancer 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z The double-height ceilings are tipped with gold leaf and white perforated tin that resembles gauzy French lace. | St. Pancras Renaissance, London 2011-05-27T16:28:50Z It has to have lobster, truffles or gold leaf to attract the kind of clients that can make you rich. Olmsted Bets the Farm on Winning Over the Neighbors 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z There was so much gold leaf in the place when it was completed it was called a palace of glittering gold. Fox family tribute 2012-02-12T00:06:47Z Garnish with fresh cranberries with edible gold leaf. 25 Caramel Dessert Recipes 2010-11-19T19:59:00Z Caviar and a crinkle of gold leaf shone just inside the rim. Imagination Worth the Added Price at Midtown’s La Chine 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z Mr. Grange’s original opulent décor in the foyer and adjoining round antechamber included a moss-green moiré printed carpet, plush emerald velvet curtains, crystal-laden lighting and ample amounts of gold leaf. In Paris, a New Museum to Celebrate Saint Laurent 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z The brick walls are covered in gold leaf, and electric artificial cherry blossoms glow faintly. Young Photographer Breaks the Rules, Finds Success 2010-07-30T23:50:00Z For that kind of money, a diner expects more flair: a fillip of foie gras, a scattering of gold leaf, a drum roll, maybe delivery by the chef himself. Pinea review: New W Hotel restaurant needs tastes you can count on 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z Gilding — as embroidery, mosaic pattern and surface sheen — is such a theme of winter dressing that, even if not quite up to Klimt’s gold leaf, it seems almost a defiance of a grim reality. Designers Dip Into Klimt's Well 2012-11-12T12:37:03Z Exquisitely wrought myrtle wreaths of ultrafine gold leaf shimmer with delicate power. 36 Hours in Thessaloniki 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z Built in 1928, this National Historic Landmark looks much like it did in the early days, complete with a grand mezzanine, gold leaf arches and a 21/2-ton crystal chandelier. What’s new (and old) in Richmond, Virginia’s trendy capital 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z As visitors approach, the grandeur of the place emerges: the gold leaf applied around the outside of the very tall windows and the seemingly countless classical statues that punctuate the terraces. In England, a trio of stately homes illuminates a bygone age 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z The recently restored Schoenfeld, with its gleaming chandeliers and its ornate panels of flowers and vines in gold leaf, has a majestic quality that some other Broadway playhouses lack. Producers of ‘The Audience,’ With Helen Mirren, Won’t Move 2014-11-11T05:00:00Z “Edible gold leaf is very thin and light,” he explained. Blue Nun aims its latest wine at millennials by making it sparkle with gold leaf 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z In icons and other classical religious paintings, gold leaf plays a paradoxical role: a substance prized for earthly value symbolizes otherworldly holiness. In the Galleries: Putting the ‘gold’ in ‘Gold Rush’ In a memorable exhibit at the Venice Architecture Biennale, visitors had to enter, stooping, through small, square holes in a blackened screen, the holes being framed in gold leaf. Chiswick House: 2010-06-12T23:04:00Z In one piece, silver and gold leaf resemble dead moss. Art Review: Rauschenberg, Before Fame Struck 2014-05-08T20:35:43Z Plus: wild abstractions, sculptures made of salt and collages of flowers crafted with gold leaf. Datebook: A film on losing words, bedsheet paintings, sculptures of salt 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z They’re fashioned into elegant little blocks in four flavors: rose, citrus, mastic and pomegranate, coated with almonds, then covered with white or dark chocolate and dusted with gold leaf. The Met’s ‘Heirloom Project’ Marks the 10th Anniversary of Its Islamic Wing 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z It drips with gold leaf frames, red velvet couches and other louche touches. A Brooklyn Bar With Inspiration From Marie Antoinette 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z Rogers occasionally uses gold leaf, but the natural elements are her art’s precious talismans. Review | In the galleries: At American University Museum, a world of atmosphere 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z One of her first discoveries was aburatorigami, the traditional handmade blotting papers used in ancient Japan to protect gold as it is hammered into delicate gold leaf. | Bottled Secrets of the Geisha 2013-05-13T18:47:23Z And when you can't find yourself faced with a pot of gold, there's always gold leaf for decorating. 17 best St. Patrick’s Day cake recipes, from the very green to chocolate stout 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z Backstage at the Met the following day, Bridges sits patiently while a makeup artist applies gold leaf to her hands and feet — part of her transformation into Queen Nefertiti. How a Fast-Rising Opera Singer Prepared for Her Met Debut 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z After pressing several sheets of gold leaf onto the carving, Peterson brushed away the loose gold flakes and lightly polished his work to a deep shine. Artist brings authenticity to Deadwood sign 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z Most notably, Emma Watson’s eyes were lined metallic shadow and glued-on gold leaf for the New York premiere of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2” in July. Skin Deep: Glittery Eye Makeup 2012-01-09T20:07:05Z Takefumi Hori uses gold leaf, as well as its silver and copper counterparts, in ways that can appear both profligate and austere. In the galleries: Nature’s serenity 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z “The Egyptians were famous for gold leaf gilding,” Peterson said while applying 23-karat gold leaf to the visage of a large gold nugget relief-carved into one of Deadwood’s six stone gateway signs. Artist brings authenticity to Deadwood sign 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z In an adjoining gallery, a craftsman accents the decorative molding with gold leaf while construction workers attend to the formal staircase just below. The ‘Wonder’ of the new Renwick 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z The gold on the horses is actual gold leaf. Jane?s Carousel at Brooklyn Bridge Park 2011-09-01T22:01:15Z The valuable materials contained in illuminated manuscripts could lay them open to later vandalism, such as the scraping off of gold leaf and ultramarine to obtain precious metals and minerals. Fitzwilliam Museum Celebrates the Birth and Glory of Color Manuscripts 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z Rare pine paneling, plush red velvet seats and gold leaf, hand laid according to a medieval egg-and-vodka recipe, was to whisk audiences back centuries to the theatre's glory days. Russia's shiny new Bolshoi grappling with gripes 2012-02-01T15:46:09Z He sometimes injects his own dashes of humor, like when he jokes on seeing a Buddha image covered thick with countless offerings of gold leaf: "Shall we grab it and run?" US documentary pries lid off isolated Myanmar 2012-03-16T01:06:11Z Dutifully, I returned to the pot and sprinkled in a few grains of salt, treating them with the preciousness I might afford, say, gold leaf. The Single Most Important Ingredient 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z For Peterson, a simple coat of gold paint wouldn’t do, it only made sense to gild the carved nugget in gold leaf. Artist brings authenticity to Deadwood sign 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z They include snowy little eggnog butter cakes scented with nutmeg, layered with bourbon ganache and iced with white chocolate adorned with gold leaf. Chocolates to Give or Receive 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z From Renaissance times until the 18th century, entire roast animals were covered in gold leaf, symbolizing longevity. The Biggest Feasts Ever 2010-06-29T21:20:00Z In Bridges’s dressing room, a makeup artist applies gold leaf to the singer’s feet. How a Fast-Rising Opera Singer Prepared for Her Met Debut 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z An anthropomorphic Confederate flag in colored pencil on a gold leaf background by Bailey Scieszka weeps copious tears as it is stabbed with a blade and set on fire. At Park View gallery, a spellbinding trip into a world turned upside down 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z Each is a globular ebullience of broken porcelain vessels, the shards joined with epoxy and the seams traced in gold leaf. East Asian sculptors reshape tradition 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z The artists treat them with reverence, painting their features with wine and gold leaf. A Bumpy Journey From Havana to New York Ends at ‘Wild Noise/Ruido Salvaje’ 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z “MG 42,” a tiny panel with gold leaf pressed on measuring only 21 by 12 centimeters, or 8 inches by about 5, was sold for £481,250. Sotheby's Sale Leaves Its Audience Dazed 2010-06-29T14:30:00Z He carefully wraps it in gold leaf, then gently returns the amulet to the depths of the porcelain throne. Matthew Barney's 'River of Fundament'? Well, it's certainly big 2015-09-26T04:00:00Z And a building nicknamed the Haunted House is slathered in gold leaf, like an early Renaissance panel painting. Shape-Shifting Art Tower Completes Prada’s City Within a City 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z Dabs of the latter dance across a series of florals on white backdrops, while other compositions include 3-D spirals of gold leaf or white and yellow paint. Review | In the galleries: Dark hues that paint unsettling portents 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z Where things get completed is when Miranda claims the staff insisted that they order the “golden” option, in which the meats are wrapped in an edible 24-karat gold leaf. Salt Bae restaurant called cops on customer who refused to pay for $1G gold-wrapped steaks 2020-01-11T05:00:00Z “Real gold leaf in this situation would be a 60 to 80 percent increase in cost,” Mr. Kellum said, declining to discuss actual pricing. Our Midas Moment, From Galleries to Artisans 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z And what if we get gold leaf stuck in our teeth? Blue Nun aims its latest wine at millennials by making it sparkle with gold leaf 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z Its composition also suggests an Orthodox Christian icon – the objects isolated in light instead of gold leaf; the biers echoing the black shapes on the icons of the Nativity and the Resurrection. The Life and Death of Marina Abramovi? ? review 2011-07-16T23:06:23Z It is also a club, private beach resort, historical artifact and banquet hall with a ballroom that features gold leaf. Is Mar-a-Lago worth $1 billion? Trump’s winter home valuations are at the core of his fraud trial 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z "There were fluted columns in African marble, alabaster columns, and stucco ornamentation decorated with gold leaf." Archeologists May Have Finally Found Emperor Nero's Private Theater 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z What’s left indicates the background was covered with marble and gold leaf. Ruins of Emperor Nero’s Theater Discovered near Vatican 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z A ribbon of gold leaf winds around one disc, representing the seams on a tennis ball. At Wimbledon, Not All the Artistry Is on the Court 2023-07-01T04:00:00Z He was considered an artist ahead of his time and achieved his greatest success during his "golden phase", in which his paintings often included gold leaf. Gustav Klimt: Painting set to fetch £65m at auction and make history 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z The nonprofit Helpusadopt.org sells beaded bracelets with a gold leaf charm symbolizing the family tree. Mother’s Day gift guide: Wheels, books, tech and more 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z It is made of wood and plated with gold leaf, from the cherubs on the roof to the Greek sea gods over each wheel. 5 things to look for during King Charles III’s coronation 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z “The richness of the materials used, the marbles, the stuccos decorated with gold leaf ... testifies that we are dealing with works created for the imperial family,” he says. Ruins of Emperor Nero’s Theater Discovered near Vatican 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z The spread features a darjeeling tea cake shaped like crown atop a crimson cushion, while the hotel bar serves a coronation cocktail: a martini with a splash of darjeeling tea, trimmed with gold leaf. Coronation gives tourism boost, but UK economy still reeling 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z “Ignorance” is gray and confined within a cage, “Shame” is purple with nails pounded into its squashed brainpan, and “The Subconscious” is covered in gold leaf and recessed into a blue rectangle. Review | In the galleries: How technology yields thought-provoking art 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z Nods to L.A.’s urban sprawl are paired with vivid graffiti lettering and spray paint, punctuated with blazes of gold leaf and carefully rendered figures inspired by Japanese Ukiyo-e art. In a new gallery show, artist Gajin Fujita turns inward to create love letters to L.A. 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z Louver that blends Eastern and Western imagery, textual markings and graphic narrative, and spray paint and gold leaf. Your planners deserve some heat in April. Start with these 15 pop-ups, launches, shows 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z Demand has never been stronger for truffles in Dubai, where diners expect to be offered dishes adorned with caviar, truffle or even gold leaf — at a premium price, of course. Demand for truffles in Dubai is soaring. Here’s the man to call 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z At first glance they highlight seemingly benign objects one might find in their grandmother’s den — creamy white and golden brown statues of innocent-looking forest animals, a Roman saint figurine with touches of gold leaf. Robert Russell's paintings illuminate the dark history of the slave laborers of Dachau 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z In its original medieval form, the chair was covered with gold leaf gilding and coloured glass, with patterns of birds, foliage, animals, saints and a king. Extremely fragile coronation chair being restored 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z The centrepiece of the ceremony sees the crown placed on the head of the monarch sitting on the oak chair, which was originally covered in gold leaf gilding and elaborately decorated with coloured glass. Britain's coronation throne gets revamp ahead of King Charles' crowning 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z “I can understand eating 24 carrots, but eating gold is a whole other thing,” he says, presented with a dessert trimmed with gold leaf. A visibly nervous Eugene Levy is the best part of TV's latest travel show 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z In the Renaissance and the earlier European movements, they used this gold leaf. Art should not abstract human emotion. Ferrari Sheppard can show you how it's done 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z In her radiant abstract paintings, Saya Behnam uses pigment derived from organic substances and incorporates such natural materials as gold leaf, henna powder and saffron threads. Review | In the galleries: Fiber-based materials yield remarkable art 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z One option is to apply gold leaf or some other metal leaf to the drywall or to use a wallcovering with the same look. Designing a space? Look up — the ceiling has potential 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z One regular Infantino companion was a celebrity chef famed for painting gold leaf on steaks that costs hundreds of dollars at his restaurants. FIFA mostly wins big but loses some trust at Qatar World Cup 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z This pays off, more comfortably, when he visits the family workshop where the gold leaf is hammered by hand and is enlisted to assist. A visibly nervous Eugene Levy is the best part of TV's latest travel show 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z He delivered his address surrounded by 33 US national flags and elaborate Corinthian-style columns, beneath a ceiling of 16 crystal chandeliers and elaborate gold leaf decoration. Sleep no more: How do we escape Donald Trump's fascist dream machine? 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z The gold sun shape — it’s gold foil, not gold leaf. L.A. painter Carolyn Castaño turns the humble poncho into a portal to lush worlds 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z A gold leaf mural of Alaska’s Mount McKinley, North America’s tallest mountain now named Denali, graced the lobby. Efforts fail to save historic Alaska theater from demolition 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z Workers are now in the process of layering gold leaf to statue’s exterior. Virgin Mary statue returns to Mount St. Mary’s in Maryland 2022-07-30T04:00:00Z One of them, a tiny prayer book from the 15th century, is leather-bound with egg-based tempera paint and touches of gold leaf on parchment. Hear ye, hear ye: Medieval art that inspired 'Game of Thrones' and more at the Getty 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z The basketballs are deflated, doused in spray paint or covered in 24-karat gold leaf. The Art World Loves Basketballs. And Hoops and Jerseys and Backboards. 2022-06-12T04:00:00Z But traces of de Rosen’s typically expressive faces, painted from real-life models, and his sinuous lines depicting the Jordan River remain, and the gold leaf surrounding the mural and decorating the vaulted ceiling still gleams. In Lviv, a hidden work by a master is discovered. 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z He’s such a fan that he’s created one of his own, he tells me: a black hot dog topped with gold leaf that was a monthly special at a well-known stall, John’s Hotdog Deli. Are Danish hot dogs the best? I went to Copenhagen to find out. 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z Sometimes adorned with talismanic forms in gold leaf, the pictures acknowledge how venerable crafts and traditions are based on the exploitation of nature. Review | In the galleries: Where simple techniques reveal complex visions 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z Washington’s best known avant-garde performance space reopened its doors after 19 months in October with a cocktail that signaled its new theme: gin-infused matcha, a refreshing, brilliant-green drink garnished with gold leaf. Review | Tom Sietsema’s 7 favorite places to eat right now 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z Crowds flocked to the opera house, flamboyantly renovated with polished marble and 25 pounds of gold leaf, to see a performance of Madama Butterfly. Anxiety Grows in Odessa as Russians Advance in Southern Ukraine 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z At the 19th- century opera house, resplendent in gold leaf and crystal, Odessans settled into red velvet chairs this weekend for a ballet called “Fates,” about the travails of modern urban life. For Ukraine’s Jews, the Threat of War Stirs Memories of Past Horrors 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z This year will bring an immersive exhibition of Gustav Klimt, the Austrian painter perhaps best known for extravaganzas in gold leaf. Some Masks to Come Off in New York 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z But she rallied, and finished her pieces, crafting each brushstroke and painstakingly placing each piece of gold leaf. A painter who surrounds her Black subjects with gold 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z The restaurant imports its gold leaves and uses about 10-15 on each Tomahawk steak, which serves four people. Vietnam War veteran launches 'affordable' gold steak restaurant 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z Instead of discarding it, they used thin paintbrushes to fill the fractures with liquid gold leaf, following the Japanese artistic practice of kintsugi. Repairing Generations of Trauma, One Lotus Flower at a Time 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z Black-painted bells on the exterior of the building that were presumed to be solid cast iron turned out to have 24 karat gold leaf filigree. As Oscars are handed out in Union Station, an 80-year-old drama plays overhead 2021-04-19T04:00:00Z Artisans applying gold leaf in Louis XIV’s rooms, for example, must remove masks to blow on the paper-thin metal. Mona Lisa is alone, but still smiling 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z The entire console was wrapped in a new garment of imitation gold leaf, shining like the Tin Man just back from the beauty parlor. Rebuilt organ, Mighty Mo, returns to Atlanta’s Fox Theatre 2020-12-20T05:00:00Z At their Cafe Kadosh, they devised the Abu Dhabi doughnut, filled with cream made from dates shipped by the UAE’s Jewish community, with a nougat crown topped with an edible gold leaf. "Abu Dhabi" doughnut a Hanukkah hit in Israel 2020-12-13T05:00:00Z In addition to the classic cocoa-coated version, chocolate truffles are often encased in a chocolate shell, sometimes embellished with nuts, icing and even gold leaf. The Small Luxury of Chocolate Truffles 2020-12-12T05:00:00Z Eighty-eight empty canvas sacks were adorned with hand-applied gold leaf paint and suspended on burlap twine with wooden clothespins. Artist sues museum and city of L.A. after his work is accidentally thrown away 2020-12-07T05:00:00Z In Louis XIV’s former apartments, restorers in surgical masks climbed scaffolding to tamp gold leaf onto ornate moldings. Mona Lisa is alone, but still smiling 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z Hillary Clinton was the first, captured in side-profile, by Ginny Stanford, looking composed and regal, like the head of a coin, flanked by gold leaf panels, and wearing a hopeful shade of buttercup yellow. From Martha Washington to Melania Trump: 250 years of first lady portraiture 2020-12-03T05:00:00Z Trump kept quarters upstairs in the club’s main building, a complex of interlocking dining and sitting rooms generously adorned with gold leaf and antique Spanish tile. The swamp that Trump built 2020-10-10T04:00:00Z A blemish beneath the feet of millions who walked across this worn pattern of gold leaves and red roses. AP Exchange: Las Vegas casino bids adieu to classic carpet 2020-10-10T04:00:00Z The white walls of the gallery glimmer with more than a dozen paintings of intimately scaled Madonnas framed in gold leaf. How artist Mark Steven Greenfield's Black Madonnas vanquish white supremacy 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z The wallpaper on the ceiling is gold leaf. A tidbit of historical intrigue is baked into this Alexandria house 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z This piece—made with acrylic and gold leaf on canvas—was inspired by images of hippocampal neurons, which are known to play a significant role in memory formation. The Beautiful Things inside Your Head: Winners of the 10th Annual Art of Neuroscience Contest 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z But crucial evidence reveals they were originally completely covered with gold leaf, a luxury afforded only to those from the top tiers of society. 'Sensational' Egypt find offers clues in hunt for Cleopatra’s tomb 2020-07-12T04:00:00Z The marriage unfolded between all those gold leaves and red roses. AP Exchange: Las Vegas casino bids adieu to classic carpet 2020-10-10T04:00:00Z A staircase leads down to a wine cellar, a screening room, a billiards room and a lounge trimmed in gold leaf accents. Former Holmby Hills estate of W. Howard Lester lists for $58.75 million 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z Each page is illuminated in gold leaf, with illustrations that include a polo game and a garden scene featuring beautiful medieval calligraphy. 2,500 rare texts from Islamic world to go online for free 2020-06-08T04:00:00Z “Linden-paneled walls and ceiling are decorated with Gesso painting, in which a mixture of chalk and glue is applied by brush in intricate relief then painted and overlaid with silver and gold leaf.’ Nationality Rooms director retires, but her voice lives on 2020-03-14T04:00:00Z One bears an image of a scarab, symbolising rebirth, painted in gold leaf. 'Sensational' Egypt find offers clues in hunt for Cleopatra’s tomb 2020-07-12T04:00:00Z Meschi fought the rising sentimentality and spent a few moments being present with the gold leaves and red roses - a muse to many, a friend to all. AP Exchange: Las Vegas casino bids adieu to classic carpet 2020-10-10T04:00:00Z Fact is, while the attention to cosmetics is unrelenting as usual with the brand that often gets attention for its gold leaf designs, these new clubs push new boundaries on the technical side, too. Honma TR20 lineup is latest example of company's commitment to marrying high aesthetic with high tech - Golf Digest 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z Luster said she used gold leaf on the saddle and bridle. Artist paints carousel horse to fulfill former owner’s dream 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z This involved carving, filing and polishing pieces of amber, applying gold leaf to the backs, then fitting them into intricately patterned mosaics. Perspective | In 1997, Smithsonian’s Natural History Museum was stuck in amber 2020-01-11T05:00:00Z Dover’s clock tower is much smaller, however, and doesn’t have nearly that amount of gold leaf to replace. Dover City Hall clock tower getting facelift for 400th 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z Proof the gold leaves and red roses lived long and well, surrounded by loyal friends and many visitors, before leaving Las Vegas as quietly as it arrived. AP Exchange: Las Vegas casino bids adieu to classic carpet 2020-10-10T04:00:00Z The immaculately preserved screens display 17 life-size, hyper-real gray and red-crowned cranes arrayed across nearly 23 feet of abstract background in shimmering gold leaf. Review: From sacred monkeys to mysterious cats, marvelous 'Animals in Japanese Art' at LACMA 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z In upcoming collections, the natural-colored fibers will be dyed black and mounted on olive wood that will feature gold leaf appliqué. A bit of Tunisia comes to Los Angeles 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z The gold leaf on the dome, the guide told us, is as thin as ash. You’re going where? Des Moines 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z Aged 27 a footballer made from feathers and sherbet and gold leaf has become a deeply irritating superstar. After years in the wilderness, can Barcelona save the House of Neymar? | Barney Ronay 2019-07-05T04:00:00Z Evoking architecture more literally was the final look: A naked model “wearing” a replica of Dior’s atelier building made in gold leaf. Dior goes black in Paris show that celebrates couture roots 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z Although they also contain gold leaf, these delicate abstract works predate their larger cousins. Review: ‘Migrant Caravan’ isn’t so different from ‘Disco!’ in this artist’s hands 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z In 99% of cases, from raspberries to gold leaf, additional ingredients are unnecessary. How to eat: chocolate brownies 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z By then, Heine’s health was failing, and Buckley put gold leaf on the tip of the fin, “to send him up to Heaven,” he said, pointing skyward. In Memory of the Englishman Who Kept a Shark on His Roof 2019-05-05T04:00:00Z And she willfully inherits techniques from a more decorative tradition, garnishing forms with silver and gold leaf. Arlene Shechet’s new sculptures are weirdly engrossing and crazy fresh 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z According to Town and Country magazine, he added a 20,000 sq ft ballroom with $7m of gold leaf and spent a fortune on four gold-plated sinks. Mar-a-Lago security under scrutiny after Chinese woman gained access 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z The fabric background is printed in a black and white marbled pattern of Longhini’s devising, and the figures and scenery are all “painted” in gold leaf. Review: ‘Migrant Caravan’ isn’t so different from ‘Disco!’ in this artist’s hands 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z The painting, part of a collection bought by a diamond magnate, shows gold leaf adorning Mary’s halo and the wings of the angels worshipping her. UK experts: ‘Fake’ Botticelli work is from artist’s studio 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z In the end Kapoor covered the bits of graffiti that were prominent with gold leaf – gold leaf being Louis XIV’s go-to decorative material. Anish Kapoor: 'If I was an angry young Muslim, I would think about joining Isis' 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z His 14-year-old daughter came and trimmed that out in gold leaf. When someone dies, these people spring into action. Lessons on death, grief and life 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z A new layer of gold leaf was applied to the dome, which was also repainted. Vermont’s new statue for top of Statehouse is taking shape 2018-10-14T04:00:00Z Among the great development dynasties, Trump was considered arrogant, incompetent, a man not to be trusted and for Trump, worst of all among old money, nouveau riche with his penchant for gold leaf. Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z Most popular are his spherification cocktails, whereas the alcohol and mixers are held together in a jellylike sphere, often topped with a garnish such as gold leaf. Couples raise the bar on signature wedding cocktails | Produced by Advertising Publications 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z It is - especially for fragile, painted areas on ceramics, and on gold leaf. Ig Nobel win for roller coaster therapy 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z Five gold leaves are used on each product, though “through use, some of the red base color may become visible beneath through the gold.” Dyson out-Dysons itself with $500 gold hair dryer 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z Then came the press conference beneath crystal chandeliers, against a backdrop of American and Russian flags, the scene framed in gold leaf. 'Trump derangement syndrome': the week America went mad 2018-07-22T04:00:00Z Yet this notion of the late Habsburg period as a warning coexists with nostalgia for its glamour, epitomised by the gold leaf on a Klimt painting. Habsburg culture is back in vogue 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z In November, a single gold leaf taken from the laurel crown Napoleon wore at his coronation fetched over $725,000 at an auction in Paris. Napoleon’s hat, dropped at Waterloo, is picked up at auction for $400,000 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z The “Small House” ballet is the most beautiful of the numbers, dressed in silks of red, pink and saffron, with temple goddess headpieces glittering like gold leaf. ‘Jerome Robbins’ Broadway’ Review: The Great White Way Takes St. Louis 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z His sources are as varied as his modes of rendering and his materials: charcoal, gouache, pastel, gold leaf, oil paint. Like song sampling as painting: Nathaniel Mary Quinn's puzzle-like portraits of personhood 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z This beauty has gold leaves with striking blue-green margins that glow in lightly shaded beds and woodland gardens. Super-hardy, colorful Hostas do it all: in a shade garden, in a container or even in a salad bowl 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z Also noticed was that women’s hair was heavy on the metal with thin strands of silvery metal wire woven into long braids on some and gold leaf shellacked like a helmet on others. Coachella fashion: glitter, glow and those prints worn by men stand out during festival's first weekend 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z Its outside is battered and crusty, but the inside shines numinous in gold leaf. Sweat lodge, Audre Lorde, magical holograms: Three stellar art shows that pull you to another place 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z The color adorning the Capitol dome is made up of gold leaf sheets applied in small squares. W.Q. Watters builds on a history of painting West Virginia 2018-02-24T05:00:00Z One of the dining areas, dominated by the glassed-in open kitchen, features dining alcoves decorated with what looks like giant croissant interiors rendered in gold leaf. Jonathan Gold ponders what new Cronut-like trend might come out of 189 by Dominique Ansel 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z The layers of satin organza are decorated with thousands of crystals and delicately printed with gold leaf filigree. FIDM's latest exhibition of movie costumes gives visitors behind-the-seams stories 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z OMA, the architects charged with renovating the site, clad one existing building entirely in gold leaf and another in aluminium foam. The Prada Foundation will transform Milan’s contemporary art offering 2018-02-19T05:00:00Z The volunteers logged 2,500 hours in restoring the clocks, using steel wool to remove grime and rust, even adding a filigree of 24-karat gold leaf. Public display sites sought for 2 historic clocks in Waco 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z At his office in the contractor’s location on Kanawha State Forest Drive, Thaxton showed off one of these gold leaf sheets, noting that it’s “thinner than cigarette paper” and just as light. W.Q. Watters builds on a history of painting West Virginia 2018-02-24T05:00:00Z DeSanctis’ grandfather was a church decorator in Italy, he said, and taught him statue repair and gold leaf. Professor builds intricate nativity scenes now on display 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z At the end of 2016, our country had swung in the direction of gold leaf, an ecstatic celebration of unfeeling billionaire-dom that kept me up at night. Opinion | My Year of No Shopping 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z Over three weeks, she and volunteers put stars in gold leaf on the entryway to the church, the earliest ones representing American soldiers who had died. Wopo Holup, Who Adorned Public Spaces With Art, Dies at 80 2017-10-29T04:00:00Z On one of their visits to his grave, Vincent noticed Sickles’s gravestone didn’t have the usual gold leaf afforded Congressional Medal winners. Like ‘Car Talk,’ but With Dead People 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z When the gold leaf sheet touches the surface, “It’s done,” he said. W.Q. Watters builds on a history of painting West Virginia 2018-02-24T05:00:00Z Another is a two-square-inch cube of fig, cheese, raw honeycomb, and edible gold leaf, symbolizing a future in which only the very wealthy can afford scarce foods. A night at a dystopian dinner party, eating like it’s the end of food 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z The hand was removed in June and sent to Virginia to get a fresh layer of gold leaf. ‘The Hand Pointing to Heaven’ back atop Mississippi church 2017-08-16T04:00:00Z It reportedly boasts a cinema, spa, hair salon and taps covered in gold leaf. George Soros 'plotted to oust Equatorial Guinea's leader' - BBC News 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z After pestering Arlington officials, the gold leaf was added. Like ‘Car Talk,’ but With Dead People 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z The final touch was a single gold leaf chosen by Moaty, after the jury considered 16 different decorative possibilities. With acrobats and cake, a Paris Opera celebrates its rebirth 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z The final touch was a single gold leaf chosen by Ms. Moaty, after the jury considered 16 different decorative possibilities. With Acrobats and Cake, a Paris Opera Celebrates Its Rebirth 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z Some pages were intricately decorated with gold leaf he scraped from pages of a Bible. Secret Mexican diary sheds light on Spanish Inquisition - BBC News 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z The gold leaf is expected to last another 10 to 15 years. Scaffolding will soon wrap around much of Iowa Capitol dome 2017-04-30T04:00:00Z The building itself has no windows, but has 64 discs covered in gold leaf on its outer walls. In Denmark, Brewery’s Departure Offers a Chance to Go Green 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z Becali, dressed in a maroon suit and black shirt, was surrounded in a halo of gold leaf. Owner and Army Fight for a Soccer Club’s Name 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z The spectacle had guests snapping furiously with their cameras to capture the reflections from the venue’s gold leaf reliefs. Dior sings the blues to Paris celebs in fashion ode to navy 2017-03-03T05:00:00Z Its lavish rooms had the look of European castles and palaces, layered in gold leaf and dripping in crystal chandeliers. When Donald Trump gets sworn in, the White House is in line for a decorating update 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z The home’s living room is itself the size of a large home — so large, in fact, that Post reportedly used up all of the country’s gold leaf decorating it. At Trump’s properties, the president-elect’s name, face and tastes are ever present 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z The gold leaf landing on cathedrals was not bettering the lot of the peasantry. Davos Elite Fret About Inequality Over Vintage Wine and Canapés 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z Bathroom taps were covered in gold leaf while original paintings by Degas and Renoir hung on the walls. French trial reveals vast wealth of Equatorial Guinean president's son 2017-01-02T05:00:00Z The Egyptian-style pyramid sauna, flanked by sphinxes and the busts of pharaohs, is lined with 23-karat “genuine gold leaves imported from Germany,” according to a placard. A Korean Spa Offers Saunas, Bibimbap and a Taste of Home in New Jersey 2017-01-02T05:00:00Z They added gold leaf wallpaper to the ceiling in a sitting room and chinoiserie wallpaper by Hines in the foyer. Kalorama home once housed Hirshhorn’s art collection 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z With frame finishes ranging from gold leaf to wood grain, there’s a Klio that will match any environment. I Tried 3 Digital Picture Frames And Was Pretty Impressed 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z The system can record the shiniest of substances, including the gold leaf on a Byzantine halo. The Factory of Fakes 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z Even his $212m hotel, with its share of chandeliers and gold leaf, is relatively toned down from the faux Versailles aspirations of his properties in Florida and New York. Washington wonders what kind of resident the new president will be 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z The hotel’s renovation has been criticized for an excess of glitz and gold leaf - signature Trump decor - while covering up marble floors with carpets and walls with drapes. At Trump hotel in Washington, alternate reality: All is well 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z The hotel's renovation has been criticized for an excess of glitz and gold leaf — signature Trump decor — while covering up marble floors with carpets and walls with drapes. At Trump hotel in Washington, alternate reality: All is well 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z The hotel’s renovation has been criticized for an excess of glitz and gold leaf — signature Trump decor — while covering up marble floors with carpets and walls with drapes. At Trump hotel in Washington, alternate reality: All is well 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z His properties are crammed with chandeliers, gold leaf, mirrors and marble – tacky to some, aspirational to others. Hidden faultline: how Trump v Clinton is laying bare America's class divide 2016-10-02T04:00:00Z Donald Trump loves pretty things: tall steel buildings, gold leaf ceilings and women, assuming they are what he deems attractive. No more Miss Piggies: Donald Trump allegedly directed his staff to fire “unattractive” women 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z That “gold leaf” suggests, among other things, the ornate bindings of prized books. Alice Oswald’s Natural Terrors 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z As for Mar-a-Lago itself, who am I to cast a tattered net of words over this splendid Jazz Age fantasia, the living-room ceiling of which had actually consumed the country’s entire stock of gold leaf? Memories of Trump’s Wedding 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z Most of these statues are constructed of fiberglass covered in gold leaf, and weigh about 300 pounds. Mormon temple statue struck by lightning replaced 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z Most are constructed of fiberglass covered in gold leaf. Lightning damages angel Moroni statute atop Bountiful temple 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z His 1998 drawing of a bird, ornamented with gold leaf, draws from East Asian art. He rolled in the ’burbs, and he rocked 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z A revered Chinese monk is mummified and covered in gold leaf. 10 Things to Know for Thursday 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z The body was then washed with alcohol and covered in layers of gauze, lacquer and finally gold leaf. Revered Chinese monk is mummified and covered in gold leaf 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z The only way Staten Island might be more suited to Donald Trump would be with shorelines coated in gold leaf and streets paved in the classiest marble. Donald Trump receives a hero's welcome in Republican Staten Island 2016-04-17T04:00:00Z Under the porphyry columns and gold leaf of Albertine, Bakewell is obliged to play defense, batting back assertions such as a suggestion from Schulz that no one “would want to be an existentialist now”. 'Freedom, or their idea of it': does America need the existentialists? 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z Laced with Louis Marcellin 1967 Armagnac and garnished with gold leaf flakes, the chefs wanted to produce the "world's most expensive" marmalade. Marmalade raises hundreds for Cumbria flood appeal - BBC News 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z A half-eaten croissant, raw fish, chunks of rubble covered in gold leaf and a suit splashed with crude oil complete the look. Trump effigy takes an offal approach to celebrity for HK art show 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z Perhaps for all the pomp and gold leaf, Trump and Mar-a-Lago remain more relatable than the traditional outposts of Wasp wealth. Why voters love Donald Trump's wealth – but despised Mitt Romney's 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z Minutes later Trump walked out to face the world’s media in a ballroom dripping in gold leaf, bedecked with three giant chandeliers and four white cherubs. Shaping up to be Hillary v Trump: the looming battle for the soul of America 2016-03-05T05:00:00Z A young couple debated whether the lettering spelling “TRUMP” was gold leaf or just paint. Trump lives in the jet set, and he’s not afraid to show it 2016-02-27T05:00:00Z An ancient black magic rite known as "kuman thong" in its purest form involves taking a stillborn human fetus, drying it over a fire, and coating it with gold leaf. Dolls in Thailand can be a serious business these days _ a mixture of superstition, fashion and celebrity idolatry 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z An opulent altar looms behind him, centered on a large Buddha plated in gold leaf, along with smaller statues and religious objects strewn with fresh flowers. Exclusive: Tiger Temple Accused of Supplying Black Market 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z Between these bindings of cloth and calf, dust jackets and gold leaf lie the ideas, memories, fantasies and dreams that have occupied Bernstein since he was a child. Not bound by history, L.A.'s Caravan Book Store continues to turn pages 2016-01-01T05:00:00Z The single finger Kit Kat is wrapped in a thin layer of gold leaf. Gold-wrapped Kit Kat bar to go on sale in Japan 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z Other subjects include bare-breasted women and vintage-style hats, and many use layered paint with gold leaf to create a textured effect. David Bromley's rambunctious creations take up residence in downtown L.A. 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z As for the paintings, he said,” The frames themselves are works of art,” each one handed gilded with 23 carat gold leaf. Nebraska artist Williams paints state’s legacy 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z A single house may boast a portico with Romanesque or Greek columns as well as a facade with French baroque decorative flourishes and wrought iron balconies adorned with gold leaf. Police Believe a Single Arsonist Is Behind a String of Fires in Queens 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z Her home workshop consists of a well-lit table and shelves of shoe boxes that line the walls, each labeled with what’s inside: gold leaf, pearls, hinges and so on. Eileen Tokita collects, elaborately decorates eggs 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z Its cupola glitters with gold leaf, its marble floors gleam in the sunlight, and pilgrims throng prayer halls that shine with a million mirrored mosaics. The ailing ayatollah 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z A massive statue of him on horseback covered in gold leaf was unveiled earlier this year in the Turkmen capital, Ashgabat. Turkmenistan choir sets Guinness World Record singing in the round - BBC News 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z In the dining room there is a barrel dome ceiling painted in 24-karat gold leaf. ‘Scarface’ Estate Sells for a Fraction of Its Original Asking Price 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z A statue of Berdymukhammedov went up this year, soaring 69 feet atop a marble slab and gilded in gold leaf. Kerry pushes quirky, autocratic leader of Turkmenistan on human rights 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z Melania appeared on Trump’s former reality TV show, “The Apprentice,” where she showed off their lavish Fifth Avenue apartment, with Versailles-like gold leaf decor and breathtaking views of Central Park. Meet Melania Trump, a new model for first lady 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z A controversial sculpture by Sir Anish Kapoor in the Versailles Palace gardens is to be covered in gold leaf to mask anti-Semitic graffiti. Anish Kapoor vandalised statue to be covered in gold - BBC News 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z Were the style of Sunday’s 24-10 win against the Rams handed to McCloughan as a blueprint, it would be printed on gold leaf and framed. For at least a day, Redskins’ philosophy, results mesh against Rams 2015-09-20T04:00:00Z His survivalist look was all about unisexy cargo pants, paratrooper vests, leather harnesses, chain mail sleeves and some wild-looking gold leaf body paint. Alexander Wang, Hood by Air and others take inspiration from the street 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z They tend to be heavily adorned by the monks with mystical inscriptions or gold leaf—the way Buddha statues here often are. Thais and Dolls: American Toys, Blessed by Buddhist Monks, Bring Good Luck 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z The totem’s black, white and sepia images are traced with gold leaf trim, turning the modern building into a religious icon. The art of Burning Man: skeletons, temples and flaming Tetris 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z A: Do you want the ornamental Ts all along the top of the wall to be coated in real gold leaf or just the fake stuff? Q&A: will Donald Trump's immigration plan blow up the US economy? 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z Mr. Williamson’s family kept it in great condition, Mr. Seale said, and that allowed Mr. Welsh to identify 17 different layers of paint, including three period applications of gold leaf on some of the ornamentation. Want a Real Old White House Memento? Warning: It Won’t Be Cheap 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z It also employed French company Ateliers Gohard, which worked on the Palace of Versailles, to adorn the property with 20,000 gold leaf pieces by hand. The Peninsula Paris Celebrates Its First Anniversary 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z They will attach around 500 handmade flowers, a burgundy fondant sash and a foot-long, woodcut “80” encrusted in 24-carat gold leaf—an item that strained the patience of its decorator. What Do You Get for the Man Who Has Nothing? 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z “Rockwell wanted the rims of the hoops to be gold leaf, but we decided they would be too tough to see,” said Mr. Moinian, who is a senior vice president of the Moinian Group. A New Manhattan Rental Designed to Feel Like a Resort 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z Nor are most of us spending more than $400 on a pill filled with shards of gold leaf, the sole purpose of which is to eventually make one's bowel movement, no joke, glitter. There's Gold in Them Thar Hills of Solid Waste 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z Cast in bronze and covered in 24-carat gold leaf, the statue of Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov soars over 20 metres from the ground and is perched on an outcrop of white marble cliff. A horse, a horse … Turkmenistan president honours himself with statue 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z Witanhurst’s décor was formal—walnut wall panels, cornices embellished with gold leaf—but it had some arriviste quirks. London’s Most Mysterious Mansion 2015-05-23T04:00:00Z Its internal structure included the largest uranium casting ever made, lined meticulously with insulating gold leaf by a security-cleared Santa Fe sign-painter. Behind the making of a super bomb 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z Nobody really wants to eat a burger covered in gold leaf. Top Chef Burgers In Your Own Backyard 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z A selection of Gober’s new and old works occupies the top three floors of the “Haunted House,” now clad in 24-karat gold leaf. Miuccia's Museum Opens 2015-05-02T04:00:00Z With its arched ceiling gilded in 24-karat gold leaf, it was a glittering setting for the NFL’s nationally televised night of high drama. Redskins take Scherff at No. 5 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z Bastian said that in recognition of the building’s historic importance, exterior letters of “CITY LIBRARY” above the arched entrance will be outlined and painted in gold leaf. Wichita’s Carnegie Library celebrates 100 years 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z “There was 22-karat gold leaf under gold radiator paint.” Brooklyn Movie Palace Throws Regal Arms Around Restored Lobby Suite 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z Over the past five years, Kloke has built a copy of the dark maroon car, with gold leaf and brass fittings. ‘Lincoln never dies’ - finding his resonance 150 years later 2015-04-11T04:00:00Z Regardless of the amount of gold leaf, that’s still pretty dramatic. Donald Trump's Former Country Estate For Sale 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z There will be a seismic upgrade and restoration of the gold leaf and other distinctive details contributing to its Art Deco flair. Vacant building in downtown L.A. to become offices 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z Mr. Polisi was quite literally a chiseler, working with hand tools only, as his forebears did in centuries past, before embellishing his carvings with paint or gold leaf. Sal Polisi, Master Woodcarver at South Street Seaport Museum, Dies at 79 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z Young travelers and the more on-trend among their elders are put off by gratuitous status symbols like gold leaf, crystal chandeliers, incongruously located Corinthian columns, and ostentatiously staged cars in front of hotel entrances. Millennials And Other On-Trend Customers Hate Your Old-Fashioned Luxury (But Here's What They Do Like) 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z The Beaux Arts monster home boasts an entrance gate plated with 22-karat gold leaf. The Most Massive Mansions For Sale In America 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z The hall offers access to three large reception rooms: the library, drawing room and dining room, where the walls are covered in gold leaf. An Art Historian’s Modernist Gem 2014-12-25T05:00:00Z But the background is gold leaf, “like a saint’s halo in a Renaissance painting,” Ms. Lee said. World War II Sex Slaves Bear Witness 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z In 2012 a Briton was arrested in Bangkok for possession of six foetuses wrapped in gold leaf. Thai baby body parts posted to US 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z In gleaming gold leaf, his horse’s hoof crushes a Georgia pine bough as the general’s face stares sternly southward. 150 years on, Sherman’s March to Sea still vivid 2014-11-16T05:00:00Z Her main partner in this project is fine contemporary artist, Nancy Lorenz—known for working with precious materials such as mother-of-pearl inlay, lacquer, and gold leaf—who created a signature jewel box for each piece. Temple St. Clair Unveils First High Jewelry Collection 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z He then decorated the ceilings with frescoes, engraved them and applied gold leaf. Italian Modern: The Gallerist Nina Yashar 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z Founded in 1865, Printemps has renovated its first Boulevard Haussmann store, restoring original mosaics, gold leaf decoration on the roof and Italian stained glass, while sprucing up the interior with exclusive collections from guest brands. Analysis: Department stores fight back from online challenge 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z In the hallways there are enormous Italian chandeliers, marble Corinthian columns topped with gold leaf, Dutch paintings of windmills and life-size sculptures of stallions. Next Tycoons: Asok Kumar Hands His Son More Responsibility Over Singapore-Based Empire 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z Next is a hickory-smoked duck egg covered in gold leaf. And to top it all off, a mango and Champagne sauce and some grated white truffle. Why is this burger $1,770? Beluga caviar, lobster, gold leaf and more 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z There were dainty flat sandals with gold leaves stretching across the instep and flat oxfords with metallic details. In fashion, staying relevant is the hard part From there the entryway opens onto a marble staircase with steel-iron railings and gold leaf that took craftsmen two years to complete and cost $2 million to construct, according to Pierce. 'Le Palais Royal' Mansion Hits The Market For $139 Million In Florida 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z Macedo ordered the structure to be entirely covered with gold leaf. God Has A New Home: A $300 Million Mega Temple In Sao Paulo 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z Designed by Swatchroom, the Chaplin features a large movie poster-style mural of Charlie Chaplin, and predominant elements include dark wood and gold leaf. The Chaplin opening in Shaw with ramen, cocktails and a love of silent film It's slathered with a Japanese matcha and cream mayonnaise, then topped with more gold leaf. Why is this burger $1,770? Beluga caviar, lobster, gold leaf and more 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z The project involved 40,000 pieces of gold leaf, while over 1,000 individual pieces of wood were removed, restored and replaced. The Biggest New Hotel Opening Of The Year 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z The Lotus, in the team's gold leaf colours, was first raced by the British driver in 1969 shortly after he won his second world championship. 'Broken' Ferrari sold for £10.8m 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z Between the urethane and the gold leaf, pigmented glazes were applied to tone down the gold’s brilliance and highlight the many subtle complexities of the sculpture. A Gilded Monument Mysteriously Sheds Its Brand-New Gold 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z Other drinks include the Gold Rush, a champagne cocktail with gold leaf, and the Vagabond, a drink with Old Tom gin. The Chaplin opening in Shaw with ramen, cocktails and a love of silent film In 1994 Byars, wearing a gold suit, lay down on the floor of a gallery that had been entirely covered in gold leaf, creating the illusion of his own disappearance. Matthew Barney: 'My work is not for everyone' 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z The handrails inside the Diamond Jubilee state coach are made from Royal Yacht Britannia timber, and a wooden crown covered in gold leaf was carved from oak from Nelson's flagship HMS Victory. Queen's new carriage celebrates history 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z Hand painting, carved beams, ornate moldings and gold leaf are among the intricate details. Looking up in Beverly Grove 2014-05-24T04:00:00Z “Would the gold leaf pull off without the toning layer?” A Gilded Monument Mysteriously Sheds Its Brand-New Gold 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z Unless you intend to adorn your pizzas with truffles and gold leaf, the dough and toppings won’t run you more than a few dollars, at most, per pizza made. A Little Pizza Homework 2014-04-08T20:38:18Z Made in 2005 with oil, gold leaf and glitter on 10 canvas panels. | Long Island: Flowers, Yes, but Figures, Too, at ‘Garden Party’ 2014-03-21T23:25:45Z Lars von Trier missed the news conference but did turn up for an earlier photocall wearing a T-shirt bearing the words "Persona non grata" alongside the gold leaf logo of the Cannes Film Festival. LaBeouf walks out of news conference 2014-02-09T18:40:24Z The detective also found holographic paper, gold leaf paper, laminate glue and an extension cord in the van. Crime Scene: When Tickets to Super Bowl Lead to Front Row Seats in Jail 2014-02-01T00:57:08Z I was kind of hoping for roast swan wrapped in gold leaf and stuffed with songbirds. Bilderberg 2013: welcome to 1984 2013-06-05T13:23:27Z He's rising up and his halo is in gold leaf. Huge mural hidden in city church 2013-01-11T00:48:06Z There is more than half a mile of lining on the outside and more than £700 worth of 23.5 carat gold leaf on the carriage. Train carriage restored to glory 2012-11-25T08:47:44Z Cast in bronze and covered in gold leaf, the artwork's leaves and branches create a flurry across the front of the building visible to anyone passing in the street. Sculptor unveils golden frieze 2012-06-14T14:05:58Z Picture-frames are generally elaborately carved mouldings, or are simple mouldings covered with ornaments, which, whether carved or formed of putty, are overlaid with gold leaf; they are, indeed, highly ornamented gilt mouldings. Principles of Decorative Design Fourth Edition 2012-05-22T15:16:52.423Z Now with gold leaf, now with new pigments, now something in the way of a discovery with silverpoint. Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z Such a difference is what a gold-leaf electroscope indicates for its gold leaves and the walls surrounding the air-space in which they are suspended. Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work 2012-04-06T02:00:32.097Z With a little skill, the roll can be taken up exactly where the gold leaf ceases. Practical Bookbinding 2012-04-02T02:00:23.047Z In many of the rooms daily Masses are said; the four stories have been inlaid with mosaic, carved wood, and gold leaf, the gifts of devotees of the Basque patron. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z The gold leaf being taken in the form of a pill, is washed down with water, which is supposed so to expand the leaf and extend the stomach that life soon becomes extinct. The War Tiger Or, Adventures and Wonderful Fortunes of the Young Sea Chief and His Lad Chow: A Tale of the Conquest of China 2012-03-18T02:00:17.620Z We learned how to use the abacus together; we learned about mixing oils; he taught me silverpoint and charcoal; we worked with pastels, with gold leaf. Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z Mentally he arranges an effective window display and goes on to feast his eyes on vellum and shagreen, on calf delicately tooled and parchment gay with gold leaf and many colored inks. The Circus, and Other Essays and Fugitive Pieces 2012-03-12T03:00:26.180Z The latter is simply an impression on the leather or other material without the use of gold, whilst the other is an impression upon a specially prepared leather or other surface, using gold leaf. Practical Bookbinding 2012-04-02T02:00:23.047Z He demanded 314 rupees for medicine alone, and in the items of drugs appeared pearls, gold leaf, and monkeys’ navels! Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z Bronze, wood and gold leaf ibis standing, 332-30 BC, probably served as an offering for the god, Thoth. Smithsonian adds mummies to display of spiritual life in ancient Egypt 2012-03-05T19:55:33Z He stole...stole shirts, shoes, brushes, gold leaf. Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z When gold leaves this country it is because prices here are rising. Money: Speech of Hon. John P. Jones, of Nevada, On the Free Coinage of Silver; in the United States Senate, May 12 and 13, 1890 2012-02-29T03:00:21.727Z There are several ways of preparing gold for pottery purposes; the oldest consists in grinding gold leaves on a slab, adding to it gum water, honey, or any other mucilaginous liquid. British Manufacturing Industries Pottery, Glass and Silicates, Furniture and Woodwork. 2012-02-26T03:00:18.883Z Impressing the design or pattern in gold leaf, with finishing tools, by hand. Bib-li-op-e-gis-tic (Pertaining to the art of binding books.?Dibdin) to which is appended a glossary of some terms used in the craft 2012-02-23T03:00:37.417Z Sir, he is the gold leaf upon the pill of the world. Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z The bases containing the embedded gold leaf must have been welded to the vessels to which they belonged, in the same way as the bases are welded to the Saracenic beakers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z Why is it that gold leaves country and goes to another? Money: Speech of Hon. John P. Jones, of Nevada, On the Free Coinage of Silver; in the United States Senate, May 12 and 13, 1890 2012-02-29T03:00:21.727Z 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. Seeking a Golden Glow, Some Rush to the Spa 2011-12-30T03:33:13Z The impression of finishing tools without gold leaf. Bib-li-op-e-gis-tic (Pertaining to the art of binding books.?Dibdin) to which is appended a glossary of some terms used in the craft 2012-02-23T03:00:37.417Z This little pine tree would like gold leaves. The Young and Field Literary Readers, Book 2 2011-12-28T03:00:37.303Z They are the broken bases of drinking vessels containing inscriptions, emblems, domestic scenes and portraits etched in gold leaf. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z An imitation of gold leaf which soon tarnishes. Library Bookbinding 2011-12-24T03:07:58.950Z The gold leaf electroscope as shown in fig. Hawkins Electrical Guide, Number One Questions, Answers, & Illustrations, A Progressive Course of Study for Engineers, Electricians, Students and Those Desiring to acquire a Working Knowledge of Electricity and its Applications 2011-12-24T03:07:54.823Z Long Clawson’s Stilton Gold cheese contains edible gold leaf.Then again, with those pesky Occupy Wall Street protests and concerns about distribution of wealth, conspicuous consumption is a little less popular than it once was. The One Percent Gift Guide 2011-12-16T16:35:35Z O," cried the little tree, "I don't want gold leaves any more, for men will take them away. The Young and Field Literary Readers, Book 2 2011-12-28T03:00:37.303Z And she gave her dances readily to any one who solicited the favour, a sweet and gracious-looking figure in a dress of white and gold, with a wreath of gold leaves in her hair. Imprudence 2011-12-01T03:00:19.303Z The materials needed are the best American gold leaf, cotton batting, sweet oil, some specially prepared rubber for removing the excess gold leaf, and glaire. Library Bookbinding 2011-12-24T03:07:58.950Z The gold leaf electroscope can be further used to indicate the kind of electricity on an excited body. Hawkins Electrical Guide, Number One Questions, Answers, & Illustrations, A Progressive Course of Study for Engineers, Electricians, Students and Those Desiring to acquire a Working Knowledge of Electricity and its Applications 2011-12-24T03:07:54.823Z For this purpose gold leaf is the most convenient, as it will be the most readily dissolved. A Select Collection of Valuable and Curious Arts and Interesting Experiments, Which are Well Explained and Warranted Genuine and may be Performed Easily, Safely, and at Little Expense. 2011-11-22T03:00:11.870Z "These leaves are much better than gold leaves," said the little tree. The Young and Field Literary Readers, Book 2 2011-12-28T03:00:37.303Z Britain’s Long Clawson Dairy created the egregious display of disposable income by infusing Stilton with real edible gold leaf and cinnamon Schnapps. Snacks of the 1%: Introducing Gold-Infused Cheese 2011-11-19T17:36:21Z Apply a piece of cotton, slightly oiled, to the gold leaf which will instantly stick. Library Bookbinding 2011-12-24T03:07:58.950Z First charge the gold leaves of the electroscope by touching the knob with a glass rod rubbed on silk. Hawkins Electrical Guide, Number One Questions, Answers, & Illustrations, A Progressive Course of Study for Engineers, Electricians, Students and Those Desiring to acquire a Working Knowledge of Electricity and its Applications 2011-12-24T03:07:54.823Z As gold leaves drifted to the ground in Central Park on Monday, a strange-looking vehicle joined the park’s stream of pedicabs, bicycles, baby carriages and skateboards. Google Takes Central Park?s Picture for Online Strolling 2011-11-15T02:58:27Z The mould requires in all about four hours’ beating with a 7-℔ hammer, when the ordinary thinness for the gold leaf of commerce will be reached. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z Thinking to try the action of two electrified objects on the gold leaf, he rubbed a piece of gum-copal and brought it near the leaf. The Story of Great Inventions 2011-10-05T02:00:16.353Z The decoration of leather made by stamping designs in gold leaf upon it. Library Bookbinding 2011-12-24T03:07:58.950Z The groove between two mouldings is filled with two strips of lead to which gold leaf is attached. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) 2011-09-30T02:00:18.107Z We noticed it was humbly prepared: poached, sauced — and covered in gold leaf. Nocturnalist: A Party for Vacheron Constantin ? Nocturnalist 2011-09-24T02:30:26Z Dentist gold is gold leaf carried no farther than the cutch stage, and should be perfectly pure gold. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z Once I overheard her pious prayer before the Virgin Mary, which she had adorned with gold leaf and illuminated with a lamp, and which stood in a corner at the entrance. The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine 2011-09-21T02:00:27.670Z With a long-bladed knife, transfer a sheet of gold leaf to the cutting pad which must be thoroughly protected by screens from all draughts. Library Bookbinding 2011-12-24T03:07:58.950Z These communications, they say, are often written on gold leaves, and sent down from heaven to instruct the poor simple Shakers in some new duty. Mind Amongst the Spindles 2011-09-20T02:00:13.677Z How eager to garner up all the least movements of His gracious operation, as the machinist conserves the force of his engine; and as the goldsmith, with miserly care, collects every flake of gold leaf! Thoughts for the Quiet Hour 2011-09-03T02:00:17.117Z His mother was a miner's daughter and his Trinidadian father, who had a job in Leeds putting gold leaf on the walls of the town hall, died before Cec was born. Cec Thompson obituary 2011-07-27T17:35:42Z “Things are never so bad but that they might be worse,” is a clap-trap disguised beneath the gold leaf of philosophy. Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z If the gold leaf does not lie unwrinkled on the cutting pad breathe on it lightly. Library Bookbinding 2011-12-24T03:07:58.950Z A simple form of electroscope is a gold leaf electroscope, illustrated below. Paris: City of Light and Cosmic Rays 2011-07-04T14:15:00.943Z The kind is determined by the effect of either an excited stick of sealing-wax or rod of glass upon the electrified gold leaf. A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments Explanatory of Their Scientific Principles, Method of Construction, and Practical Utility 2011-06-19T02:00:15.717Z The raison d'être of the frames puzzled many persons, though it was frequently observed that the pictures do not look well unless surrounded by ample gold leaf. Art Principles With Special Reference to Painting Together with Notes on the Illusions Produced by the Painter 2011-06-16T02:00:17.197Z Ordinary type-metal cannot endure the heat which must be applied for stamping gold leaf, or printing on hard, rough surfaces. Type Typographic Technical Series for Apprentices #1 2011-06-12T02:00:07.280Z A long straight knife used in cutting gold leaf. Library Bookbinding 2011-12-24T03:07:58.950Z Left: A gold leaf electroscope, with a positive charge induced in the gold leaf. Paris: City of Light and Cosmic Rays 2011-07-04T14:15:00.943Z Powerful pairs of plates may also be made by pasting pure gold leaf on the paper side of zinc-paper. A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments Explanatory of Their Scientific Principles, Method of Construction, and Practical Utility 2011-06-19T02:00:15.717Z I don’t 14 care,” and he shuffled away through the brown and gold leaves to uncover more shiny, brown nuts. The Corner House Girls on Palm Island 2011-06-01T02:00:23.043Z Its only fault seems to me too much gold leaf, but that is a fault "on the right side." The Letters of Ambrose Bierce With a Memoir by George Sterling 2011-05-26T02:00:19.673Z The specially prepared rubber used to remove superfluous gold leaf from a book is sometimes called the puppy. Library Bookbinding 2011-12-24T03:07:58.950Z The Wulf electrometer uses, in place of gold leaf, two quartz threads coated with platinum. Paris: City of Light and Cosmic Rays 2011-07-04T14:15:00.943Z It was a sun more bright than warm; and a little crisp breeze fluttered now and then among the scarlet and gold leaves of the virginia-creeper which draped the back of the house. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 1 2011-04-26T02:00:29.063Z The 1902 State Landau, adorned with gold leaf and upholstered in crimson satin, is normally drawn by six horses but four will be used for next month's royal wedding. Kate to use limousine damaged in demos 2011-03-22T02:25:43Z There is a carved ivory from China representing a rat sucking an egg; and there is last—ah ha!—a ball of crystal as big as a bean set in a gold leaf.' Kim 2011-03-13T03:00:25.327Z Leather cushion on which the finisher cuts gold leaf. Library Bookbinding 2011-12-24T03:07:58.950Z When a positively-charged friction rod is brought near the device, the negative charge in the gold leaf is drawn towards it, leaving the leaves with a net positive charge. Paris: City of Light and Cosmic Rays 2011-07-04T14:15:00.943Z High-backed, with curving arms and twisted legs, covered with faded gold leaf, and upholstered in tattered damask, they too were a part of the symbolism, and struck Dyson with surprise. The Three Impostors or The Transmutations 2011-03-09T03:00:45.227Z I cleared some of the dead leaves and grime with my hand and saw emerge the gold leaf. Rare clock found under leaf pile 2011-03-04T11:40:12Z If an insulated brass ball is touched against the first tray and then against the knob or plate of the electroscope, the gold leaves will diverge. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z The best gold leaf must be used in lettering unless cover is light enough in color to take ink. Library Bookbinding 2011-12-24T03:07:58.950Z When an electrified body was held near or in contact with the knob, repulsion of the gold leaves ensued. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" 2011-01-29T03:00:23.777Z On another occasion they served roasted pig dressed with gold leaf. | Williamsburg, Brooklyn: Room to Feed 20 or Play With 2 2011-01-15T00:04:57Z DeLaunay's figures indicate that the use of gold for gold leaf and plate is quantitatively a minor factor in the industrial consumption of gold. The Value of Money 2011-01-04T03:01:12.363Z The experience inspired the artist, who was already familiar with manuscript illumination, to produce the large-scale “Jerusalem: A Painting Toward Peace,” which includes four types of 22-karat gold leaf on Belgian linen. | Long Island: A Medieval Skill Is Nurtured in Gold-Leaf Splendor 2011-01-01T00:01:03Z Other materials used in binding are gold leaf, paper for end papers, tape, headbands, cord and various concoctions used in finishing the books. Library Bookbinding 2011-12-24T03:07:58.950Z And did we mention his gold leaf work? Habitats: A Mansion?s Ardent Admirer and Devoted Steward 2010-12-18T06:59:23Z Marble floors lead to a bright marble altar that is surrounded by carved motifs of saints, screens of gold leaf and a painting depicting the Resurrection. Cathedral With a Past; Basilica With a Future 2010-12-06T06:40:00Z Completed in AD68 - the year Nero committed suicide - the sprawling palace was called the House of Gold because of the amount of gold leaf which adorned much of it. Collapse at Nero's golden palace 2010-03-30T18:10:00Z Attempts have been made to estimate the surface area of the grey matter by dissecting it off and measuring it, and also by covering it with gold leaf and measuring that. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" The gilded portions were next covered with gold leaf, and the artist proceeded with his pictures, using transparent colours liquefied by white of egg. Rambles in an Old City comprising antiquarian, historical, biographical and political associations We hear of dealers in gold lace and gold leaf, and also a representative of that rare genus the teapot-handle maker. Springtime and Other Essays It is considered that English binders excelled in this art of “blind” stamping, that is, without the use of gold leaf. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" I caught his eye just then and saw it wasn't any time to bother about gold leaf. Careers of Danger and Daring The case is covered with brown leather with gold leaf edging, and is stamped “A. St.” Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology In one tomb of one of the temples was a room of lacquer panels overlaid with gold leaf. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel He cast down as he rose the last handful of the red and gold leaves of the maple. The Red City A Novel of the Second Administration of President Washington “Master Dawe,” he says, “do you know the present price of gold leaf for all this wicked gilding of yours?” Rewards and Fairies It was coming on dark, and I was hurrying to get the gold leaf on, because we'd given the hand a fresh coat of sizing that would be dry before morning. Careers of Danger and Daring The case is made of wood, covered with brown leather and trimmed with gold leaf. Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology Gold-dust and gold leaf are also current in commerce, and they also possess bank notes. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] Bookbinders use gold leaf in two ways—to gild on the edge, and to place gold letters on the binding. Paper and Printing Recipes A Handy Volume of Practical Recipes, Concerning the Every-Day Business of Stationers, Printers, Binders, and the Kindred Trades Frank A. Grant, who went away from Salt Lake City with the bars of a Captain, came home with the gold leaves of a Major in his shoulder strap. The Utah Batteries: A History A complete account of the muster-in, sea voyage, battles, skirmishes and barrack life of the Utah batteries, together with biographies of officers and muster-out rolls. It is now customary to examine specially for mercury, either by heating the explosive in contact with gold leaf or silver foil, or by burning the substance and examining the flame in the spectroscope. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" Case is lined with white silk and rose plush and has a gold leaf border. Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology Necessarily, the very thin gold leaf always covers and reaches beyond the spot to be tooled. Book Repair and Restoration Dutch gold leaf is only copper colored with the fumes of zinc. Paper and Printing Recipes A Handy Volume of Practical Recipes, Concerning the Every-Day Business of Stationers, Printers, Binders, and the Kindred Trades A slender waterfall fed it, and through the cloistered half-light of the forest interior fell a few fervid dashes of sunlight like gold leaf on the somber tones of greenery. The Portal of Dreams Accordingly, in order to conceal his baldness, he ever carries a chaplet of gold leaves on his head. The Gold Sickle or Hena, The Virgin of The Isle of Sen. A Tale of Druid Gaul Round the edge there is a broader wreath, with corner sprigs all in gold thread, thickly interspersed with spangles and gold leaves. The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages, 3rd ed. Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries Course, it's nothin' but white stucco and gold leaf and electric light, with the blue sky beyond. Side-stepping with Shorty Silver leaf is prepared like gold leaf, but when applied should be kept well covered with varnish, as otherwise it will tarnish. Paper and Printing Recipes A Handy Volume of Practical Recipes, Concerning the Every-Day Business of Stationers, Printers, Binders, and the Kindred Trades My father was stripping the gold leaves one by one off a locust spray. The Price of the Prairie A Story of Kansas "Apparently gold leaf over a lead base," Tony said with a sigh. The Wailing Octopus On the wooden battlements stood fair maidens, who blew gold leaf on the King, Queen, and retinue, so that the air seemed filled with golden butterflies. Old and New London Volume I The woods have taken pattern by the aurora: it seems we are now in the Indian summer, and the maple trees are just burning with scarlet and gold leaves.' Cedar Creek From the Shanty to the Settlement Such books were usually done in black inkon parchment or vellum and decorated in water colors and gold leaf. Applied Design for Printers A Handbook of the Principles of Arrangement, with Brief Comment on the Periods of Design Which Have Most Strongly Influenced Printing Typographic Technical Series for Apprentices #43 We have paid thirty-five golden ducats for making gold leaf, to gild the lion which is over the door of the palace stairs.” The Stones of Venice, Volume II (of 3), Thin plates, or rather circular sheets, of gold leaf are numerous. Ancient art of the province of Chiriqui, Colombia Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1884-1885, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1888, pages 3-188 Polly kissed her and presented her husband, pointing to the gold leaves on his shoulders with militaristic pride. The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards Far above, the oak ceiling, for which the Schwarzwald had been ranged, was overlaid with pure gold leaf. Carmen Ariza This case was richly painted, covered in front with a network of beads and bugles arranged in a tasteful form, the face being overlaid with thick gold leaf and the eyes made of enamel. The Cat of Bubastes A Tale of Ancient Egypt This was pale yellow, not the cream color of the familiar buckskin breed, but something golden; of a brilliant luster like gold leaf, but softer; rather like cloth-of-gold, with a living, quivering sheen. The Heart of Thunder Mountain Repoussé work is not found, save as represented in the crimping and indenting of gold leaf. Ancient art of the province of Chiriqui, Colombia Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1884-1885, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1888, pages 3-188 The sign, however, has been painted over, with considerable additional embellishments from gold leaf, so that not the least trace of Morland’s work remains, except, perhaps, in the outline. A Walk from London to Fulham That frail-appearing girl has stood up under loads that would have flattened you and me out like gold leaf!” Carmen Ariza The whole was brightened by bits of gold leaf, lightly stuck on, that quivered here and there. Child-Life in Japan and Japanese Child Stories A gold leaf, one of the first heralds of autumn, dropped silently down from the bough overhead to the center of the table. When Dreams Come True The top of the rods are hooked, so that pieces of gold leaf may be suspended from them. How it Works Dealing in simple language with steam, electricity, light, heat, sound, hydraulics, optics, etc., and with their applications to apparatus in common use The floor was covered with a thick red and black rug, the walls decorated with frescoes of angels and saints lavishly bedecked with gold leaf. The Saracen: Land of the Infidel The place in which it was found, its dimensions and form, all combine to prove that it was laid upon the bronze as we should lay gold leaf. A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1 Sometimes the skin itself was covered with gold leaf; sometimes the whole body, the face, or eyelids; sometimes the nails alone. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life I have no fancy for such vanities, but I dare say you like better sticking bits of gold leaf upon vellum than scrubbing and sweeping.” In Convent Walls The Story of the Despensers Somerville went to Florence to attend a scientific meeting, and wrote to us that the lightning there had stripped the gold leaf off the conductors on the powder magazine; a proof of their utility. Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville It has been estimated that a silver leaf may be attenuated by beating to a thickness of only 0.00001 of an inch, and a gold leaf to 0.0000035 of an inch. Principles Of Political Economy Originally every statue, pedestal and capital of the numerous columns, the vases, carving and other ornaments in front were covered with gold leaf, costing more than a million of ducats. A Journey in Russia in 1858 |
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