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<p><b>Gold ground</b> (both a noun and adjective) or <b>gold-ground</b> (adjective) is a term in art history for a style of images with all or most of the background in a solid gold colour.  Historically, real <a href="page.php?w=gold_leaf">gold leaf</a> has normally been used, giving a luxurious appearance.  The style has been used in several periods and places, but is especially associated with <a href="page.php?w=Byzantine_art">Byzantine</a> and <a href="page.php?w=medieval_art">medieval art</a> in <a href="page.php?w=mosaic">mosaic</a>, <a href="page.php?w=illuminated_manuscript">illuminated manuscript</a>s</p><p>
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