<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">amalgam gilding</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31372440</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:40:27</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">amalgam-gilded</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">amalgam-gilding</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">fire gilding</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">fire-gilding</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">gilding, amalgam</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">mercuric gilding</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">mercury gilding</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">mercury-gilding</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Gilding technique in which an amalgam of gold with mercury is applied to a metal, such as copper or silver, then the metal is heated to flash volatilize the mercury and deposit a thin layer of gold. The process has been in use since at least 300 CE in China. In most regions, it was replaced in the mid-19th century by electrogilding. ]]></dc:description></metadata>