Marble decoration and the terminology of British and foreign marbles : a handbook for students (1888)
Blagrove, George H · London : C. Lockwood · leaf 60
if they are executed in polished work. Again, ifthe marble, whether dark or light in colour, has a patternof veins or alternations of colour, the effect of flutings isto cause kinks or notches to appear in the veins or mark-ings, and to destroy the continuity of the pattern. As ageneral rule,… … Fig. 25. 52 MARBLE DECORATION. which the plain polished surface of the material appeals tothe eye like a framed picture; and it is the most legiti-mate way of treating boxed pilasters. The other method,largely adopted by the modern French architects, is appli-cable to solid pilasters, and consists…
Marble · Decoration and ornament · Marble industry and trade
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