A dictionary of architecture and building; biographical, historical and descriptive (1901)
Sturgis, Russell, 1836-1909 · New York, Macmillan · leaf 390
ed, and with a very happyresult. Hammer-finished work is done by blowsdirectly upon the surfiice, which bring a uni-formly lined or finely gi-ained surface, but theseimplements are hardly applicable to soft stone.The steps and platforms for stairs of marble orgranite are nearly always… … SxoNEHEXtjK, NiiAK SaLISBUKV, \ViLTSHIKE, LXoLAND. far, and the lines cut by the point made so regularand fine, that the stone is considered presentablefor face work. It is then said to be Broached,the rough projections between the lines madeby the point being never more than three-quar-ters of an…
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