Toscana Americana

Arts, Music, Culture & = Travel

Jerry=20 = Tresser

The Technique = &=20 Secrets
of Flat & Raised Gilding

With=20 author/instructor

Jerry=20 Tresser
Cortona,=20 = Italy &n= bsp; =20 June 18-25,=20 2011

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Join Jerry = Tresser for=20 a week-long flat = & raised=20 gilding workshop in the medieval Tuscan hilltown of = Cortona,=20 Italy!

Jerry will teach methods for flat = gilding=20 by using a prepared gold size which can accommodate most any = metals=20 including aluminum, copper, variegated gold, etc. as well as = some of=20 the more esoteric applications of gum ammoniac, shell gold, = and gold=20 powder. Jerry will also demonstrate the formula and = secret of=20 dying vellum a deep burgundy or=20 = blue.

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During the = 14^th=20 through the 16^th centuries, raised gilding in = manuscripts=20 and in books were reserved for royalty. These manuscript = pages made=20 out of vellum were dyed a deep burgundy which was a great = luxury=20 that included both flat and raised gilding reserved = exclusively for=20 kings and queens. Flat and raised methods of applying gold = were=20 employed to enhance the beauty of the lettering in the = manuscripts=20 and the paintings. The philosophy of using gold was to = provide light=20 which was considered the stairway to heaven.

There were many = methods for=20 applying gold to manuscripts. The most concise and non = esoteric=20 application was provided in Cennini=92s The Art of the Book = also known=20 as The Craftsman=92s Handbook dated 1396 during the height = of the=20 Italian renaissance. Through a variety of interpretations = leading up=20 to the 20^th century, Graily Hewitt redeveloped = Cennini=92s=20 formula and provided a new interpretation. It is here where = we=20 begin.

In 1992, Jerry = wrote The=20 Technique of Raised Gilding in which he provides fresh = data=20 including a modern approach to understanding the preparation = of=20 gesso, the application of the gesso, and the inclusion of = gold. The=20 end result provides an illuminated object raised with a = brilliant=20 shine. This is considered, the highest form of gilding = relating to=20 manuscripts and books.

Read=20 more about Jerry's=20 book!

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The=20 workshop will provide:

=B7 instructions on the = preparation of gesso

=B7 hands on methods of = using=20 Cennini=92s gesso

=B7 understanding the = application=20 process

=B7 mechanics for = introducing=20 gold

=B7 using burnishers to = create a=20 high polish

Also = included in=20 the course are:

=B7 the tools of the = trade, and=20

=B7 the most=20 common methods for gold application =

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About = this=20 workshop...

Sunday
Gold and how=20 to apply it. The tools used to apply these assorted metals = to the=20 gilding sizes and gesso's. The students will be introduced = to the=20 gilders knife, the tip and the pad. How to transfer the = gold,=20 advantages and disadvantages of these materials... The use = of Patent=20 gold which is easier to handle... We will also use and = demonstrate=20 how to use the variegated metals in all the colors: red, = blue,=20 green, black and time permitting, aluminum, copper and fake = gold...=20

The afternoon will provide a = hands on=20 experience with using the traditional preparation of gum = ammoniac as=20 written about in the 14th century treatise " De Arte = Illuminandi".=20 Our first attempt at flat = gilding.

Monday=20
Morning will be a continuation of Sundays afternoon = session with=20 some additional information about using gum ammoniac with a = resist.=20

The afternoon will be devoted to using my gold size = which I=20 developed for flat gilding that has many different avenues = for use.=20 Mondays afternoon will give us time to re asses the flat = methods=20 employed as well as an introduction of the use of Glair into = our=20 gilded examples.

Tuesday
Day = trip to=20 Siena

Wednesday
Morning will = open the=20 doors for a lecture and an extensive discussion relating to = the=20 highest form of manuscript gilding: raised gilding... We = will set=20 the stage for providing information on 3 principles = elements: The=20 preparation, the application and the gilding. Each stage = will get in=20 depth information and a visual demonstration on how the mix = is=20 prepared.

The afternoon will be devoted = to=20 understanding and trying the gesso in the application stage. = Understanding what is necessary for the gesso to move into = the=20 gilding stage... The tools required and the little nuances = that will=20 make the final stage most=20 enjoyable.

Thursday
In the = morning, we=20 move into the application stage again to reinforce our = learnings ,=20 clean up any noticeable imperfections in the gesso and then = move=20 into the final stage of applying the gold...

The afternoon will provide = us with=20 an opportunity to burnish the gold on to the gesso, = understand the=20 use of the different burnishers and produce a nice small = gilded=20 piece as a first trial.

Friday =
In the=20 morning we will apply the gesso, prepare its readiness for = receiving=20 the gold and gild. I would like to devote some additional = time in=20 this morning session to explain methods for dying vellum a = deep=20 burgundy to blue that was reserved for royalty during = the14th=20 century as well as giving some personal information on = increasing=20 ones strength in raised gilding.

The afternoon will allow us to = complete=20 the drying process of the mornings gesso, gild and burnish = and leave=20 any uncertainties answered with a question and answer period = and=20 additional hands on experience! Handouts will be also be = given to=20 provide a source of information.

This is a hands-on = workshop=20 for the beginner and experienced. No calligraphic skill is=20 = necessary.

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RAISED GILDING = (Calligraphy)=20 PART 1

RAISED GILDING ( = Part=20 2)

RAISED GILDING = (Part=20 3)

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Itinerary

Saturday =96 = Arrival in=20 Cortona

-Arrival and = Check-in in=20 Cortona at assigned three-star hotel or hostel.=20

-7:30p Welcome to = Cortona=20 wine and chocolate tasting at La Saletta.

-8:00p Evening dinner in Cortona = at La=20 Locanda nel Loggiato =

Sunday -=20 Cortona

-9:00a-1:00p = Morning=20 Session

-1:00p Lunch =

-3:00-7:00p = Afternoon=20 Session

-7:30p Wine tasting =

-8:00p Evening dinner in Cortona=20

Monday -=20 Cortona

-9:00-1:00p Morning = Session

-1:00p Lunch =

-3:00-7:00p = Afternoon=20 Session

-7:30p Wine tasting =

-8:00p Evening dinner in Cortona=20

Tuesday -=20 Siena

-Day trip with = lunch provided=20 and visit to view = illuminated=20 manuscripts

-8:00p Dinner =

Wednesday -=20 Cortona

-9:00-1:00p Morning = Session

1:00p Lunch =

-3:00-6:00p = Afternoon=20 Session =

-8:00p Evening dinner in = Cortona=20

Thursday=20 Cortona

-9:00-1:00p Morning = Session

-1:00p Lunch =

-3:00-6:00p = Afternoon=20 Session =

-8:00p Evening dinner in = Cortona=20

Friday -=20 Cortona

-9:00-1:00p Morning = Session

-1:00p Lunch =

3:00-7:00p = Afternoon=20 Session =

-8:00p Farewell Wine = Tasting Dinner=20 in Cortona

Saturday =96=20 Cortona

-Visit the=20 outdoor market in Cortona - optional =

-Morning Check-out = and=20 departure from Cortona or we can help you plan an extended=20 stay! =

Note: Toscana Americana reserves = the right=20 to alter this itinerary.
All times are = approximate=20

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All-inclusive* workshop=20 includes:

Escorted group travel
Rome to = Cortona=20 June 18, 2011****
Instruction in the classroom and = on=20 location
Seven nights three-star=20 accommodations
in historic Cortona** (Private room &=20 bath)
Local Etruscan Museum & Museo = Diocesano
All=20 meals***
(Italian breakfast, lunch and=20 dinner)
Daily wine tasting=20 opportunities
Day trip to Siena to = view
Illuminated=20 manuscripts
A farewell wine tasting=20 dinner
Selected = guilding=20 materials

**Included with "Hotel" plans only. See details.=20
***Included with "Group Meal Plan" only. See details.=20
****Specific departure time only; to be=20 announced
*All-inclusive plans are Hotel=20 plans only.
Air travel and ground transportation = to/from=20 Cortona
is not included and is the responsibility = of each=20 = participant.

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Three-star Hotel=20 plans...
All-inclusive w/ private room/bath=20 &
Group Meal Plan...$2899.00 per=20 person!
$2799.00 per person double=20 occupancy
w/Group Meal Plan!
Special Non-participant=20 rates!

Visit Hotel Oasi Neumann=20 = online

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Go to = Enrollment=20 = form

About Jerry=20 Tresser...

Jerry Tresser has been = involved=20 in the scribal arts for well over 30 years. His first = love=20 however, is for letterforms. He studied with Herman = Zapf,=20 Sheila Waters, and Imre Schwemmel. He specialize in the = calligraphic arts however, gilding became His forte. He has=20 participated as a teacher in several of the international=20 calligraphy conventions as well as the upcoming IAMPETH = penman=20 convention in Orlando, Florida. Participated as faculty = member of=20 the New School in New York City offering courses in = manuscript=20 illumination. Jerry won first and second place awards = in the=20 MAC juried calligraphy awards show. His work has been = exhibited=20 at the World Trade Center in New Orleans, LA as well as = being=20 offered a one man show on Lettering and Illumination. = Several=20 of his works have been published in a variety of = lettering art=20 books, and calligraphy calendars. He have written a variety = of=20 articles relating to raised gilding in such publications as = the=20 Gilders Tip magazine which is a part of the Smithsonian = Institute in=20 Washington, DC, Bound & Lettered a John Neal publication = and=20 numerous calligraphy society newsletters as well as small = demo=20 videos on YouTube.

Over the years Jerry = has provided=20 different calligraphy groups workshops on flat and raised = gilding=20 totaling over 30 appearances including a very large audience = in New=20 York City sponsored by the Society of Scribes at the School = of=20 Visual Arts.=20 =

Participant Supply=20 List

22K=20 OR 23K PATENT GOLD, A FEW SHEETS OF 2 PLY SMOOTH BRISTOL, = SOME FINE=20 QUALLITY 00, 1 BRUSHES, A JAR OF WATER, SOME PAPER TOWELS = AND=20 WHATEVER GILDING SUPPLIES INCLUDING BURNISHERS YOU MAY HAVE. = PEN AND=20 PAPER FOR NOTES. A SMALL PIECE OF SILK, SMALL T =96SQUARE, = AND A SMALL=20 MOP BRUSH . ALTHOUGH I DON=92T USE LOOSE GOLD, IF YOU HAVE A = CUSHION,=20 KNIFE AND TIP, IT CERTAINLY CAN BE USED. I WILL BRING OTHER=20 MATERIALS WITH ME.

PAINTS, GOUACHE OR WATERCOLOR OR = BOTH. ,=20 SEVERAL SHOT GLASSES OR DAPPEN DISHES=85I WILL HAVE = ADDITIONAL=20 MATERIAL ON HAND FOR SALE IF NEEDED

=85. Jerry has = PHOTOS OF=20 ALL THE MATERIALS THAT ARE ESSESNTIAL.. EMAIL Jerry AT: = fruitflies1@bellsouth.net IF THERE ARE ANY=20 UNCERTAINTIES OR QUESTIONS.=20 =

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