Abstract: A method for manufacturing glass and gold slabs for mosaics, comprising the steps of: applying a fluid or semifluid suspension that contains gold to a glass sheet of suitable thickness; heating the sheet and the suspension so as to obtain a film-like coating of the sheet according to the intended extension and contour; protecting the film-like covering with a thin layer of molten glass; and heating the sandwich of layers so as to obtain a single sheet composed of the glass of suitable thickness, the gold coating and the thin glass layer.