Gilding２: Architecture
For the gilding of copper, / employed in the decoration / of temple domes

銅の鍍金において / 装飾に使われる / 寺院のドームやその他の大きな作

and other large works, / the following is an outline / of the processes employed.//品の / 以下は、概要である / その導入される過程である//

The metal surface is thoroughly scraped, cleaned and polished, / and next heated

金属の表面が十分に削られ、汚れを落とされ、磨かれる / そして次に火で十分に加熱

in a fire sufficiently to remove / any traces of grease or other impurity / which may

して取り除く / 油脂やその他の不純物の痕跡すら / 研磨で残ったかもしれない//

remain from the polishing.//
It is then dipped in an acid solution / prepared from dried unripe

次に、酸性の溶液に浸し / 乾燥した熟していないアンズから調製した / そapricots,/ and rubbed with pumice or brick powder.// Next, the surface is rubbed

してそれを軽石やレンガの粉で磨く。// 次に、その表面をさらに磨く / 水銀で/ そover with mercury / which forms a superficial amalgam with the copper, / after

れは銅との合金を表面に形成する /which it is left some hours in clean water, / again washed with the acid solution,

その後、きれいな水に数時間つけておき、/ 再び酸性の溶液で洗い、乾燥させる。//and dried.// Gold is laid on in leaf, / and, on adhering, assumes a grey appearance

金が貼り付けられる / 箔（薄い板状）に / そして、粘着する過程で、灰色の外観を/ from combining with the mercury, / but on the application of heat the latter metal

呈する / 水銀と結合することで / しかし、熱を加える過程において、後者の金属（＝volatilizes, / leaving the gold a dull greyish hue.// The colour is brought up / by水銀）は揮発し、/ 金は灰色がかったくすんだ色合いになる。// その色は浮き上がる

means of rubbing with agate burnishers.// The weight of mercury used in this/ メノウ製の磨き棒で擦る手法で// この工程で使用される水銀の重量は、/ 貼り付process / is double that of the gold laid on.//

けられた金の重量の 2 倍である。//

For the gilding of iron or steel, / the surface is first scratched over with

鉄や鋼鉄のメッキにおいては、/ まず表面を全体的に傷をつける / 市松模

checkered lines, / then washed in a hot solution of green apricots, / dried and様（チェック柄）の線で / それから熱した青アンズの（酸性）溶液の中で洗い、/ 乾heated just short of red-heat.// The gold-leaf is then laid on, / and rubbed in with

燥させて赤熱寸前まで加熱する。// その後、金箔を貼り付けて、/ メノウの磨き棒でagate burnishers, / when it adheres / by catching into the prepared scratched

擦り入れる / その時に金は絡みつく / あらかじめ傷つけておいた表面（の模様）に

surface.//

巻き込まれることで//

Vocabulary＊TIPS＊ メッキについて２（１の続き）

dome

円頂、ドームadhere付着する

sufficient

十分なvolatilize

揮発する/気化がついて芯の鉄が露出しても、表面の亜鉛が代わりにさびます。そのため、傷つきやすい壁やimpurity

不純物

hue

色合い

屋根にこちらを用います。

solution溶液

burnishunripe

未熟なpumice

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（光沢付けに）磨く「トタン（鉄＋亜鉛メッキ）」においては「亜鉛」の方がさびやすい金属です。そのため、傷すず

一方、「ブリキ（鉄＋錫メッキ）」は、「鉄」の方がさびやすい金属です。そのため、トタンとは違い、そもそも傷つく可能性の低いおもちゃや缶詰などに用いられています。
ちなみに「純金」は錆びません。そのため、古来より金は不変の象徴として扱われたのです。

＊裏面の問題は音読を毎回 40 分以上反復してから挑戦しましょう＊

For the _________________, employed in the decoration of temple domes andQuestion 1: What fruit is used to gild a temple?

other large works, the following is an ___________ of the processes employed.
The metal surface is _________________, cleaned and polished, and next heatedin a fire sufficiently to remove any traces of grease or other ___________ which
may remain from the polishing. It is then dipped in an acid solution preparedfrom ______________________, and rubbed with pumice or brick powder. Next,
the surface is rubbed over with mercury which forms a superficial amalgam

Question 2: When must a surface be polished during gilding?

with the copper, ________________________ in clean water, again washed withthe acid solution, and dried. Gold is laid on in leaf, and, on adhering, assumes
a grey appearance from ___________ with the mercury, but on the applicationof heat the latter metal volatilizes, leaving the gold a dull greyish hue. Thecolour is brought up by means of ___________ with agate burnishers. The
weight of mercury used in this process is double that of the gold laid on. For
the gilding of ______________, the surface is first scratched over with chequered
lines, then washed in a hot solution of green apricots, dried and heated justshort of red-heat. The ___________ is then laid on, and rubbed in with agate
burnishers, when it adheres by catching into the prepared scratched surface.

Summarize ( 50 ~ 80 words)：

Question 3: Why does the gold initially appear grey?

＊Background knowledge:＊Summary Sample Answer（Very Short）
Copper: Polish, fire, then apricots and brick dust. Wash it, apricot it,
put on the gold. Heat it, burnish it, done.
Iron: Scratch it, apricot it, fire it red, then lay on the gold. Burnish anddone.

（50 ~80 words）＊Q&A Sample Answer
Q1: Apricot
Q2: Before the application of acid or gold leaf.
Q3: Because of the mercury that was volatized by the heat.

To gild copper: polish and clean the surface, fire it, then apply apricots
and brick dust. Wash it clean, apply apricot again, then press on thegold. Heat it all, burnish it until it is brilliant, and the work is complete.
To gild iron: scratch the surface in a checkered pattern, apply apricot
to it, fire it red, then lay on the gold. Burnish to finish the effect.