What is Goldbeating?
'''Goldbeating''' is the process of [[Hammer|hammering]] [[gold]] into an very thin [[gold leaf]] for use in '''gilding'''. 5,000 years ago, [[Egypt|Egyptian]] [[Artisan|artisans]] became the first goldbeaters and gilders. They pounded gold using a round [[stone]] to make the thinnest gold leaf possible.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Nicholson|first=Eric D.|date=1979|title=The ancient craft of gold beating|url=http://link.springer.com/10.1007/BF03215119|journal=Gold Bulletin|language=en|volume=12|issue=4|pages=161–166|doi=10.1007/BF03215119|s2cid=137269531|issn=0017-1557|via=}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} {{Stub}} [[Category:Gold]] [[Category:Metalworking]]