A treatise on architecture and building construction (1899)
International Correspondence Schools · Scranton, The Colliery engineer co. · leaf 491
across the hair or face in order to slightly moisten it so thatthe leaf will adhere until transferred to the sized surface. Important, also, is itthat there be provideda proper platform, fromwhich the whole ceilingmay with ease be workedupon. There shouldalso be a substantialbench or stand, such… … Fig. 54. bright or left dead. decoration adopted. 155. Besides oil gilding, there is the Japan metliodof g-ilding, and ^vater gilding, used for frames, mirrors,and console tables. Ceiling work is usually executed in oil,but may be done, wholly or in part, in Japan gilding. Oil gilding is durable,…
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