Gilding１: Culture
GILDING: the art of spreading gold,/ either by mechanical or by chemicalmeans,/ over the surface of a body / for the purpose of ornament.// The art of gilding

金めっき：金を薄く塗り広げる技術である / 機械的または化学的な方法によって/ある物体の表面全体に / 装飾を目的として//金メッキの技術は古代人にも知られていた。//

was known to the ancients.//
The Egyptians were accustomed to gild wood and metals;/ and gilding by

エジプト人は木材や金属に金メッキを施す習慣があった / そして金の板を用いた

means of gold plates / is frequently mentioned in the Old Testament.// The first

金メッキは / 旧約聖書において頻繁に言及されている。// ローマで最初に金メッキが施されgilding seen at Rome / was after the destruction of Carthage,/ when the Romans

たのは / カルタゴの滅亡後であった / その時代、ローマ人は金メッキを施し始めた / 彼らのbegan to gild / the ceilings of their temples and palaces, / the Capitol being the

神殿や宮殿の天井に / そして議事堂が最初に施された場所であった / このような豪華な装飾

first place / on which this enrichment was bestowed.// But luxury advanced onが与えられたのは//them so rapidly / that in a little time you might see/ all, even private and poor

るようになった / 全員、それも民間人や貧しい人々までもが / 住居の壁や丸天井、その他のpersons,/ gild the walls, vaults, and other parts of their dwellings.// Owing to the

部分にも金箔を貼るようになったのだ//

comparative thickness / of the gold-leaf used in ancient gilding, / the traces of it

われていた金箔には / 今でも残っているその痕跡は、驚くほど鮮やかでしっかりしている。//

しかし、そうしたものへの贅沢が急速に進んだため、/ まもなくみられ比較的厚みがあったために / 古代の金メッキに使

which yet remain are remarkably brilliant and solid.//
Gilding has in all times occupied an important place / in the ornamental

金メッキは、いつの時代にも重要な位置を占めてきた / 東洋諸国の装飾芸術においarts of Oriental countries;/ and the native processes pursued in India at theて / そして、現代においてインドで行われている土着の技法は、/ そうした技法の典型と言えpresent day / may be taken as typical of the arts / as practiced from the earliest

るかもしれない/ 最も古い時代から実際に行われてきた//

periods.//

Vocabulary

189 words

ornament 飾り物

vault

丸天井

＊TIPS＊ メッキについて１dwelling住居

メッキには、装飾以外にも金属の腐食を防ぐ役割があり、様々な場面で活用されています。

accustomed

慣れたfrequently

頻繁に

old Testament

旧約聖書

代表的な芯の金属といえば「鉄」です。

enrichment

豊かさ「鉄」に「亜鉛メッキ」をしたものを「トタン」（“トタン屋根”のトタンです）、

bestow

与える「鉄」に「錫（スズ）メッキ」をしたものを「ブリキ」といいます。

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また、芯の金属と表面の金属の組み合わせで、役割も異なるのです。

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GILDING, the art of ___________ gold, either by mechanical or by chemical

Question 1: What is gilding?

means, over the surface of a body for the purpose of ___________. The art ofgilding _________________________________. The Egyptians were accustomed
to gild wood and metals; and gilding by means of gold plates is frequently
mentioned in the Old Testament. The first gilding seen at Rome was after the____________ of Carthage,

when the Romans began to gild the ceilings oftheir ______________________, the Capitol being the first place on which thisQuestion 2: Where did Romans decorate with gilding?

enrichment was bestowed. But luxury advanced on them so rapidly that in alittle time you might see all, even ___________ and poor persons, gild the walls,vaults, and other parts of their dwellings. Owing to the ___________thicknessof the gold-leaf used in ancient gilding, the traces of it which yet remain are
remarkably brilliant and _______. Gilding has in all times occupied an
important place in the ornamental arts of Oriental countries; and the nativeprocesses ______________________ at the present day may be taken as typicalof the arts as practiced from the earliest periods.

Summarize ( 50 ~ 80 words)：

Question 3: What did Egyptians gild?

＊Background knowledge:＊Summary Sample Answer（Very Short）
Gilding is fixing gold to a surface to decorate. The ancients used it frequently.
Gilding is still practiced widely today.

＊Q&A Sample Answer（50 ~80 words）

Q1: Applying gold to a surface for decoration.

Gilding is decoration by applied gold. Ancient Egyptians gilt wood and metal,
as did the Hebrew people, and the Romans among others. Temples andQ2: Walls and ceilings.

palaces were first to be gilt, but private dwellings were also decorated withgold as luxury increased in the empire. Ancient gold leaf was relatively thick,

Q3: Wood and metal. They made coffins and jewelry and furniture.

and where it survives is remarkably brilliant. Gilding is important in theEast, and practiced traditionally to this day.