inlaid his cast shadows in shades of grey marble, as maybe seen in the detail opposite (i 53), a striking example of whatnot to do in inlay, and least of all in a pavement. Analogousto the outline of grey cement in marble inlay is the stitchedoutline sewing down the onlay in applique embroidery.… … 152. MARBLE INLAV WITH ENGRAVED DETAIL FILLED IN WITH CEMENT. figure embroidery (155) the stitched outline becomes (like theengraving on ivory, page 161, and the cement in marble inlayabove) further necessary, on the surface of the silk, to give thefeatures of the face, the folds of draper}-, the…
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