Marble decoration and the terminology of British and foreign marbles : a handbook for students (1888)
Blagrove, George H · London : C. Lockwood · leaf 31
d for this class of inlaid work atthe Cathedral of Siena in 1444, consisted of sixty poundsof pitch, twenty-four of wax, and ten of bolo —a kindof black bole or earth. The use of such a material forinlaying resulted in the production of fine lines and natu-ralistic foliage not consistent with… … .Fig. 4. Maria Novella, Florence, and belongs to the fifteenthcentury. In such examples, where we see a more distinc-tively Gothic character exhibited, broad masses of black are introduced,which impart ageneral appear-ance of heavinessto these designs. (46.) For thedecoration ofwalls and vaults,a…
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