The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 3C. Whittingham, 1809 |
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... fixed lunar year , and it was used by the Greeks and Romans till the time of Julius Cæsar . EMBOSSING , or IMBOSSING , in archi- tecture and sculpture , the forming or fa- shioning works in relievo , whether cut with a chissel or ...
... fixed lunar year , and it was used by the Greeks and Romans till the time of Julius Cæsar . EMBOSSING , or IMBOSSING , in archi- tecture and sculpture , the forming or fa- shioning works in relievo , whether cut with a chissel or ...
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... cemented to a square piece of wood , with a mixture of resin and brickdust , and by this means fixed in a vice . The first operation of polishing is made by rubbing the work with rotten - stone upon a ENAMELLING. ...
... cemented to a square piece of wood , with a mixture of resin and brickdust , and by this means fixed in a vice . The first operation of polishing is made by rubbing the work with rotten - stone upon a ENAMELLING. ...
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... fix beautiful colours upon it . When this metal is used , the common practice is to apply a coating of opaque white ... fixed by the fire , and afterwards covered by a trans- parent vitreous coating . A method of taking off the enamel ...
... fix beautiful colours upon it . When this metal is used , the common practice is to apply a coating of opaque white ... fixed by the fire , and afterwards covered by a trans- parent vitreous coating . A method of taking off the enamel ...
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... fixed on porcelain by means of a strong fire , afforded him a very deep and very fixed blue , of considerable beauty . Concerning Bistres and Brown Reds . These are obtained by mixtures of differ- ent proportions , of manganese , brown ...
... fixed on porcelain by means of a strong fire , afforded him a very deep and very fixed blue , of considerable beauty . Concerning Bistres and Brown Reds . These are obtained by mixtures of differ- ent proportions , of manganese , brown ...
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... fixed in the cylinder , and fits against the back of the spindle tight by a leather . We have now a cylinder divided by the saddle , E , and piston , into two parts , whose capacity can be increased and diminished by moving the piston ...
... fixed in the cylinder , and fits against the back of the spindle tight by a leather . We have now a cylinder divided by the saddle , E , and piston , into two parts , whose capacity can be increased and diminished by moving the piston ...
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