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Burnishing a Book Edge with Gold

A close-up view of a book's fore-edge being burnished with an agate tool in a wooden finishing press, with gold leaf flakes scattered on a workbench in warm, raking light.

A book's fore-edge being burnished to gold in a finishing press, gold leaf laid over red bole, an agate burnisher and a gilder's cushion on the bench, 100mm macro, warm raking light. See more

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