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	Découverte de l'enluminure Ref: LI05012 A quite reliable if in French beginners' book where the real medieval knowhow is described by the very honest work of professional illuminator Béatrice Balloy. A paperback of 64 p, 21 x 30 cm, ISBN 2047200822 Price : €10.72 (Excluding: VAT at 5.5%)
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	Pastille of gesso Ref: BA07065 Since trade gesso is not reliable, we're making our own after improving Cennino Cennini's ancient recipe (plaster of Paris, white lead, fish glue, sugar, Armenian bole, etc.). Please note that if good gesso is irreplaceable for raising gold, it also contents a toxic substance and must be used only by well-informed adults and never be left unattented. Comes in a screwed cover reusable aluminium box of 36 mm A box of genuine gesso Price : €5.02 (Excluding: VAT at 19.6%)
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	Water gold size Ref: BA07072 Ready-to-use liquid size based on acrylic resin for flat gilding A glass bottle of 30 ml > Taille non disponible pour le moment < Price : €2.51 (Excluding: VAT at 19.6%)


	Gum arabic Ref: BA07078 Viscous fluid used as a binder for pigments or an adhesive (a few drops also help thicken a too light ink) A glass bottle of 30 ml Price : €1.67 (Excluding: VAT at 19.6%)
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	Ox gall Ref: BA07085 Wetting agent taken from the gall bladder of cows, to allow the sticking of certain colours on some supports. May be diluted with water A bottle of 30 ml Price : €4.18 (Excluding: VAT at 19.6%)
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	Sandarac Ref: BA07075 Resin from a kind of thuja, to be ground in a mortar to a powder, then rubbed on a too absorbent or slick support with a bit of parchment A bag of 50 g Price : €3.35 (Excluding: VAT at 19.6%)
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	Pumice powder Ref: BA07090 Used as pounce on parchment to draw out grease or to smooth it if too rough, to be carefully brushed away before writing. This quality has a grade 0000 thinness ("ponce soie" in French , or silky pounce) A bag of 100 g Price : €1.67 (Excluding: VAT at 19.6%)
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	Tripoli powder Ref: BA07250 Earth used as an abrasive or polishing agent. Ours is of the "Venitian" kind and may give also a pinky beige pigment. A bag of 100 g Price : €2.51 (Excluding: VAT at 19.6%)
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	Alum Ref: BA07095 Potassium aluminum sulfate in white powder to be used as a mordant and also to make waterproof a paper too absorbent A bag of 100 g Price : €1.67 (Excluding: VAT at 19.6%)
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	Gall nuts Ref: BA07400 Resulting from wasps eggs left in leaves or bark of oak trees. Grilled and ground, give their tannic factor to ancient inks A bag of 100 g Price : €5.02 (Excluding: VAT at 19.6%)
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	Metal palette Ref: BA07300 White lacquered iron palette. Length 20 cm One palette Price : €2.51 (Excluding: VAT at 19.6%)
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	Pigment jar Ref: BA07320 Small cylindrical platic pot with a safe screwing cap to keep powdered or prepared. Contents 20 ml. Size 53 mm high, 24,2 mm large A set of 12 jars Price : €3.35 (Excluding: VAT at 19.6%)
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	Palette knife Ref: BA07385 Long and flexible steel bladed knife with a wooden handle to mix, bind and collect pigments on the glass slab. Total length 22,5 cm One knife Price : €4.18 (Excluding: VAT at 19.6%)
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	Glass muller Ref: BA07390 Muller with a specially ground glass base for pigment. Must be throughly cleaned with a brush after use One muller 6 cm across Price : €17.98 (Excluding: VAT at 19.6%)
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	Glass slab Ref: BA07395 Heavy and thick glass slab to grind and bind pigments, large enough to work on more than one at a time. Must be throughly cleaned with a brush after use and handled very carefully as its corners are easy to break One slab 32 x 25 x 2 cm Price : €49.75 (Excluding: VAT at 19.6%)
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	Special binder Ref: BA07068 Binder for illumination, home made in our laboratory after lengthy book readings. All components are like in the past: natural A glass bottle of 30 ml Price : €3.35 (Excluding: VAT at 19.6%)
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	Point brush n° 000 Ref: BA06128 "Touch up" brush of kolinski (sable), very short hairs for high-precision work. Black lacquered wooden handle and nickel-plated copper ferrule. Total length Price : €5.02 (Excluding: VAT at 19.6%)
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	Point brush n° 00 Ref: BA06129 "Touch up" brush of kolinski (sable), very short hairs for high-precision work. Black lacquered wooden handle and nickel-plated copper ferrule. Total length Price : €5.02 (Excluding: VAT at 19.6%)
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	Point brush n° 0 Ref: BA06130 "Touch up" brush of kolinski (sable), very short hairs for high-precision work. Black lacquered wooden handle and nickel-plated copper ferrule. Total length Price : €5.02 (Excluding: VAT at 19.6%)
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	Point brush n° 2 Ref: BA06132 "Touch up" brush of kolinski (sable), very short hairs for high-precision work. Black lacquered wooden handle and nickel-plated copper ferrule. Total length Price : €5.85 (Excluding: VAT at 19.6%)
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	Long pointed brush n° 0 Ref: BA06140 "Scriptliner" brush of kolinski (sable), long hairs. Black lacquered wooden handle and nickel-plated copper ferrule. Total length Price : €6.69 (Excluding: VAT at 19.6%)
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	Long pointed brush n° 2 Ref: BA06142 "Scriptliner" brush of kolinski (sable), long hairs. Black lacquered wooden handle and nickel-plated copper ferrule. Total length Price : €9.20 (Excluding: VAT at 19.6%)
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	Pencil Ref: BA06198 Beautiful fat pencil, totally black with a white eraser on its aluminium ferrule Length 185 mm Price : €0.84 (Excluding: VAT at 19.6%)
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	Charcoal Ref: BA06190 Genuine burnt willow charcoal. Average size 140 x 7 mm A set of 4 Price : €2.09 (Excluding: VAT at 19.6%)
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	Kneaded eraser Ref: BA06195 Crumbless grey eraser, ideal for charcoal and graphite Price : €1.67 (Excluding: VAT at 19.6%)
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	Parchment sheet Ref: PA04665 Cut in one of our best lambskin parchment, a sheet for beginners who dare not invest immediately in a complete skin. Size approximately 200 x 200 mm Price : €12.54 (Excluding: VAT at 19.6%)
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	Parchment M Ref: PA04662 Very white lambksin without grain and practically no default, especially prepared for writing and illuminating. Size minimum 0.60 m2 (thickness, stiffness and shape may vary; picture gives just an idea) Price : €87.79 (Excluding: VAT at 19.6%)
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	Parchment L Ref: PA04663 Very white lambksin without grain and practically no default, especially prepared for writing and illuminating. Size minimum 0.75 m2 (thickness, stiffness and shape may vary; picture gives just an idea) Price : €108.28 (Excluding: VAT at 19.6%)
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	Book of gold leaves Ref: BA07000 Book of 25 loose leaf gold sheets, double thinness, 24 carat, size of a sheet 8 x 8 cm (We suggest not to order this product if you have not learnt how to handle it) One book Price : €30.94 (Excluding: VAT at 19.6%)
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	Book of silver leaves Ref: BA07020 Book of 25 loose leaf pure silver sheets, double thinness, size of a sheet 9.5 x 9.5 cm (We suggest not to order this product if you have not learnt how to handle it) One book Price : €15.89 (Excluding: VAT at 19.6%)
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	Pair of silver leaves Ref: BA07022 Book of 2 loose leaf pure silver sheets, double thinness, size of a sheet 9.5 x 9.5 cm (We suggest not to order this product if you have not learnt how to handle it) One book Price : €1.67 (Excluding: VAT at 19.6%)
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	Gilder's knife Ref: BA07050 Special shape and length to ease cutting loose gold leaves. Stainless steel on varnished wood handle. Length 245 mm Price : €24.67 (Excluding: VAT at 19.6%)
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	Claw burnisher Ref: BA07059 L-shaped agate in a nickel-plated ferrule mounted on a long varnished wood handle. This N° 21 burnisher offers the most suitable size and shape for illuminating. Total length 230 mm, of the agate 25 mm Price : €25.08 (Excluding: VAT at 19.6%)
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