Mercury silvering or fire gilding is a silvering technique for applying a thin layer of precious metal such as silver or gold (mercury gilding) to a base metal object. The process was invented during the renaissance and is documented in Vannoccio Biringuccio's 1540 book De la pirotechnia.
Mercury silvering or fire gilding is a silvering technique for applying a thin layer of precious metal such as silver or gold (mercury gilding) to a base metal object. The process was invented during the renaissance and is documented in Vannoccio Biringuccio's 1540 book De la pirotechnia.
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