Kidder, Frank E. (Frank Eugene), 1859-1905 · New York, Comstock · leaf 353
ut pressed bricks are alsocolored artificially, either by mixirig together clays of dififerent chem-ical composition, or by mixing mineral paints or mortar colors withthe clay in the dry-pan. Bricks are also sometimes colored by apply-ing a mineral pigment to their faces before burning. This… … Fig. 163.—Diagram of Coursing for 854 by 4 by -■^-Inch Bricks, 3/16-Inch Joints. are very efifective when used in an artistic manner, but the use ofcolored bricks has been much abused, and it requires a fine sense ofcolor to use them effectively, especially where two or more shadesare used in the…
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