Plastering, plain and decorative. A practical treatise on the art & craft of plastering and modelling, including full descriptions of the various tools, materials, processes, and appliances employed ... together with an account of historical plastering in England, Scotland, and Ireland, accompanied by numerous examples (1899)
Millar, William, d. 1904, Robinson, G. T · London : Batsford · leaf 407
h. The annexed illustration (No. 104) shows the natural form of the acanthus leaf. There are a variety of ways of treating it—the Grecian, Roman, and naturalistic, besides a great number of transitional forms. The height and projection of the leaves is best formed by cutting the profile and size of… … 104.—Natural Form ofAcanthus Leaf. Setting Out and Making a Composite Capital. 299 Two or three nails driven into the bell, and two into the abacus, give a good hold for the clay atthe leaves and volutes. The various parts are now modelled. Only one angle and centre volute ismodelled. To Mould and…
Plastering · Decoration and ornament, Architectural
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