22kt 'Double' Gold Leaf Book - LOOSE - 25 leaves - Italian

22kt 'Double' Gold Leaf Book - LOOSE - 25 leaves - Italian

Manetti Brand - Italian Leaf Books. - 25 leaves. Each leaf is 3 3/8" x 3 3/8" square. Approx. coverage is 1.7 sqft.
18 gram weight per 1000 leaves.

Double Gold Double gold does not mean that the leaf is two times thicker than regular leaf. Double leaf may be only 10% to 20% thicker than regular gold leaf. Double means that it is heavier than regular.

Loose Gold - A book of loose gold leaf is assembled by placing each piece of gold leaf between pieces of thin rouged paper. The gilder can then remove one leaf at a time without disturbing the remaining leaves. It is removed from the book with a gilder's tip, a flat natural hair brush.