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The Decorator's assistant (1847)

[London : W. Gibbs] · leaf 80

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equal to the segment, or the whole height andtwice the length. Three pins in the formercase being placed in the points a b c, and twoin the latter, namely a c, a pencil being heldat the apex, and the cyclograph slided along,describes the segment a b c. Cymbals, very ancient musical… … duced by striking one smartly against theother. Representations of cymbals are offrequent occurrence on ancient sculptures. Cypress, a description of wood much prizedfrom its solidity and heaviness, as well as fromthe property it possesses of resisting decay andthe attack of insects. It has a…

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