Monarch Leaf is 3 3/8 x 3 3/8 inches square, with 25 leaves in a book.  A book of leaf will cover 1.98 square feet without waste or overlap.

Surface Gold Leaf may have a few irregularities, and is often used where double gilding is required or the leaf will be distressed or toned.

Patent Gold Leaf, also referred to as transfer leaf, is gold leaf mounted to special tissue paper by a presure process.  A book of patent gold leaf is assembled by placing each unit of gold leaf and tissue between pieces of thin, roughed paper.  The gilder can then remove one leaf at a time without distubing the remaining leaves.

Patent Gold Leaf is removes from the book without aid of a gilder's tip.  The leaf will stay on the tissue until it is pressed onto the prepared surface and the tissue backing is removed.  This form of gold leaf is necessary for outdoor work or where conditions would make loose leaf unmanageable,  Patent gold leaf is not suitable for water gilding, and is best suited for flat surfaces.

Karats and Alloys—Gold is alloyed with silver, copper and other metals to achieve a variety of colors and shades.  A higher gold content and/or greater amount of copper will result in deeper tones of leaf.  The higher karat leaves are alsomore durable due to the higher gold content.  In the lower karats of leaf, such as 18kt, 16kt and 12kt, gold is alloyed with silver or other metals to achieve lighter colors.

Silver Leaf is made from genuine silver containing no gold or other alloys.  Silver leaf will tarnish like all objects made from pure silver.