Church decoration : a practical manual of appropriate ornamentation (1874)
Practical · London : Published for the author by Frederick Warne & Co., Bedford Street, Strand ; New York : Scribner, Welford and Armstrong · leaf 72
BOBBERS. 86 For lettering five inches high use No. 2 or No. 3 brush ; for small letters No. 1 is recommended. Commence by outlining the letters, taking care to keep the exterior of the work accu- rate ; avoid overcharging the brush, and replenish before all the colour is exhausted. Correct all… … as this size will admit of being charged more fully with colour, and the hairs being short, the colour can be spread evenly over the surface of the work A coating of varnish, added after the work is finished and quite dry, will protect the gold and make the whole washable. 28. Borders afford much…
Church decoration and ornament · Illumination of books and manuscripts · Christian art and symbolism
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