s umti in ^tci)(tectural anljJntertor Bworation. {Continued from page 82.) Ashlar-Work, the facing of squared stoneson the front of a building. When the stoneswhich compose the ashlar facing are quitesmooth, and exhibit none of the marks ofthe tools by which the stones were cut, it iscalled platie… … cut with a broad tool without care or regu-larity, it is said to be random-tooled. Whenwrought with a narrow tool, chiselled ox boasted.When cut with very narrow tools, it is said tohe pointed. And when the stones project fromthe joints with either smooth or broken sur-faces, the ashlar is said to…
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