Lush gold
As noise Gold (also Rauschel or Rauschelgold , tinsel , Knitter Gold ) are thin brass foil designates an optical resemblance after a certain processing Gold gain. In the past, it was mainly used to make Christmas tree decorations ("Rauschgoldengel") and as a substitute for gold leaf . Rauschgold is no longer produced today.
Manufacture and properties
For production, brass was rolled out into thin sheet metal, pickled bright and then flattened between leather to a thickness of about 15-10 µm . During this last stroke - as in the production of gold leaf - 20 or more panels can be worked on at the same time. The processing gives the sheet a wrinkling rigidity and shine.
Visually, it hardly differs from gold leaf at first glance, but in contrast to gold leaf, it oxidizes over time. The resulting patina can, depending on the purpose, be a desired artistic effect.
Rauschgoldengel
The internationally known Rauschgoldengel have been made in Nuremberg for the Christkindlesmarkt since the 18th century . The inventor is not known, but there is a widespread tradition according to which a Nuremberg doll maker made the first Rauschgoldengel in memory of his deceased daughter. There is no source evidence for this. Today's Rauschgoldengel are made of aluminum foil .
See also
literature
- Susanne von Goessel-Steinmann: Heavenly messengers. Nuremberg and its Rauschgoldengel. Nuremberg 2004, ISBN 3-921590-33-7
Individual evidence
- ^ Rainer Friedrich Meyer: book dictionary small lexicon of the book industry and the binding customer. 2015, accessed October 19, 2015 .
- ^ Wolfgang Metzger: The book covers for Elector Ottheinrich of the Palatinate (1502–1559). February 25, 2001. Retrieved October 19, 2015 .