The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 3C. Whittingham, 1809 |
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... less fusible , it will admit of a more refractory , and consequently a harder and more beautiful enamel . It is not usual , however , to enamel on finer gold than 22 carats ; and the operation would be very defective , if a coarser kind ...
... less fusible , it will admit of a more refractory , and consequently a harder and more beautiful enamel . It is not usual , however , to enamel on finer gold than 22 carats ; and the operation would be very defective , if a coarser kind ...
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... less management than the transparent . A variety of cir- cumstances must be attended to in transpa- rent colours ; every colour requires gold of a particular fineness . When different colours are intended to be placed beside one another ...
... less management than the transparent . A variety of cir- cumstances must be attended to in transpa- rent colours ; every colour requires gold of a particular fineness . When different colours are intended to be placed beside one another ...
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... less the mineral . These enamels were applied only on hammered iron , cast iron being too thick to be heated with sufficient quickness . But they have been applied to the thin cast ves- sels in England . It seems unnecessary to add ...
... less the mineral . These enamels were applied only on hammered iron , cast iron being too thick to be heated with sufficient quickness . But they have been applied to the thin cast ves- sels in England . It seems unnecessary to add ...
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... less of the rough ground ; but the burnisher is neces- sary to polish the extreme edges of dra- pery , & c . , where the free touch of the brush in painting represents a brilliant spot of light . The deepest shades are sometimes etched ...
... less of the rough ground ; but the burnisher is neces- sary to polish the extreme edges of dra- pery , & c . , where the free touch of the brush in painting represents a brilliant spot of light . The deepest shades are sometimes etched ...
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... less , at the pleasure of the painter , as the skins are thought not to be naturally so spotted ; but serving for lining the garments of great persons , the furriers were wont , in order to add to their beauty , to sow bits of the black ...
... less , at the pleasure of the painter , as the skins are thought not to be naturally so spotted ; but serving for lining the garments of great persons , the furriers were wont , in order to add to their beauty , to sow bits of the black ...
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