Marble decoration and the terminology of British and foreign marbles : a handbook for students (1888)
Blagrove, George H · London : C. Lockwood · leaf 56
To avoid thenecessity of working any portion by hand, the mouldingsare usually mitre-jointed. This expedient, though moreproper in joiners than in masons work, is not out ofkeeping with a purely decorative use of marble. (77.) If we wish to see examples of economy practisedin the treatment of… … Fig. 22. 48 MARBLE DECORATION. mouldings are consequently few and far between. Fig. 23shows two marble archivolts from St. Marks; and theirextreme simplicity contrasts curiously with the elaborationof form shown in Fig. 22. Throughout all these Venetianworks in marble is noticeable a plentiful use…
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