Armenian bole: A very fine ochre, red and grey clay, used to prepare supports that have to be gilded or silver plated in water.
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Bol: Argila molt fina de color ocre, roig i gris, que s’empra per preparar suports que s’han de daurar o platejar a l’aigua.
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From this moment onwards, they could begin to apply the layers of Armenian bole, the thin yellowish or reddish clay that was mixed with a distemper of rabbit-skin glue in the areas that were to be gilded.
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A partir d’aquest moment, es podia començar a aplicar les capes de bol, l’argila groguenca o vermellosa i fina que es barrejava amb un tremp de cola de conill a les zones que s’havien de daurar.
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