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Fig. 5

From: Does substrate colour affect the visual appearance of gilded medieval sculptures? Part II: SEM–EDX observations on gold leaf samples taken from medieval wooden sculptures

Fig. 5

Thickness measurements (indicated with blue numbers) for modern and medieval gold leaf samples based on SEM-BSE images: a modern gold leaf Spezial-Poliergold; b, c normal medieval gold leaves; d a folded normal medieval gold leaf; e a multi-layered medieval gold leaf; f two layers of modern gold leaf Dukaten-Doppelgold overlaid through a 1.5 w% water-based rabbit skin glue

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