rom base, low), in architecture,the lowest storey of a building. Basis, the foundation or groundwork. Bas-Relievo (from the Italian basso-relievo),low or flat sculpture. All works in sculptureare classed under this heading when the sub-jects represented are not isolated, but areadherent to the… … (To be continued.) Malleable Glass.—The celebrated Pro-fessor Schonbein has advanced a great waytowards the discovery of malleable glass, as hehas invented a method of rendering papier-mach6 transparent, by a peculiar processdenominated catalytic—i2ez;Me Scientifique etIndustrielle. Ancient…
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