An illustrated dictionary of words used in art and archaeology. Explaining terms frequently used in works on architecture, arms, bronzes, Christian art, colour, costume, decoration, devices, emblems, heraldry, lace, personal ornaments, pottery, painting, sculpture, &c., with their derivations (1883)
Mollett, John W. (John William) · London, S. Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington · leaf 357
the polished surfacewith bath brick in very fine powder mixed withwater. When this thin coating is dry, it is re-moved by rubbing the block on the palm of thehand ; its only use is to make the surface lessslippery. There are four descriptions of cuttingtools used in wood-engraving. The graver is… … Fig. 699. Carved-wood mirror frame,belonging to Lord Stafford at Costessy. quired, commencing with a very fine one, whichis called the outline tool, and increasing in sizeor breadth. Tinting xs cutting series of parallellines, which, when engraved, form an even anduniform tint. For this process…
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