gilt on landscapes
A fore-edge decoration consisting of a scene
painted on the fore edge, which is then gilded and
burnished. Only the gilt edge is seen until the
leaves are fanned, whereupon the painting may be
seen beneath the gold. The name probably derives
from the fact that most of these fore-edge
paintings are of landscape scenes. The practice of
gilding on landscapes dates from the second half
of the 18th century. See also: EDWARDS OF HALIFAX
;GILT MARBLED
EDGES ;FORE-EDGE
PAINTING .
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