Marble decoration and the terminology of British and foreign marbles : a handbook for students (1888)
Blagrove, George H · London : C. Lockwood · leaf 57
ble can beproduced at a comparatively slight cost. (78.) A highly characteristic form of Venetian enrich-ment is that which occurs in the outer circle of the span-dril filling, Fig. 19 (H 67), of which Fig. 24 shows thedetail. It will be seen to consist merely of a hollow andfillet, the width of… … Fig. 23. SPLAYED ORNAMENT. 49 the fillet is now on tlie outside, now on the inside of thecircle. This ornament was often executed with a splay-instead of a hollow, and when formed with bricks, thecolours were alternated—a very simple means of pro- _ ducing a rich effect, equally-applicable in…
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