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Gesso
a white coating made of chalk, plaster, and size that is spread over a surface to make it more receptive to paint.
Gilding ...
Gesso
- a gypsum compound, or a mixture of chalk and size, which provides a smooth white, absorbent surface, much used in early 19th century for adding ornament to woodwork.
Scagliola - A material used since ancient Roman times to imitate marble, and especially popular in the c17 and c18 for columns, pilaster and other interior architectural features. It is composed of pulverized selenite, applied to e wet gesso ...
 See also: Ornament, Apex, Standard, Profile, Member
  
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