The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 3C. Whittingham, 1809 |
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... plants , since so admirably deli- neated in etchings . A goldsmith of Flo- rence , named Maso Finiguerra , is said to have discovered the art ; but this assertion must undoubtedly merely apply to his ob- taining impressions from lines ...
... plants , since so admirably deli- neated in etchings . A goldsmith of Flo- rence , named Maso Finiguerra , is said to have discovered the art ; but this assertion must undoubtedly merely apply to his ob- taining impressions from lines ...
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... plants , but unfortunately a few months practice will enable a pupil to etch them on copper with greater truth : drapery and architecture may be well done in wood , but the faces and limbs of figures never look well . Such are the ...
... plants , but unfortunately a few months practice will enable a pupil to etch them on copper with greater truth : drapery and architecture may be well done in wood , but the faces and limbs of figures never look well . Such are the ...
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... plants with sword - shaped leaves . ENSIFORM , in general , something re- sembling a sword , ensis : thus we find men- tion of ensiform leaves , ensiform cartilage , & c . ENSIGN , in the military art , a banner under which the soldiers ...
... plants with sword - shaped leaves . ENSIFORM , in general , something re- sembling a sword , ensis : thus we find men- tion of ensiform leaves , ensiform cartilage , & c . ENSIGN , in the military art , a banner under which the soldiers ...
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... plants are cul- tivated in gardens with difficulty ; and the species have not been sufficiently described by authors , who have had an opportunity of seeing them in America , and the East Indies , their native places of growth EPIDERMIS ...
... plants are cul- tivated in gardens with difficulty ; and the species have not been sufficiently described by authors , who have had an opportunity of seeing them in America , and the East Indies , their native places of growth EPIDERMIS ...
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... plants against the injuries of wind and weather . They are of admirable use and beauty in a kitchen - garden , serving not only to shelter the tender plants , but screen them from the sight of persons in the walks . See GARDENING ...
... plants against the injuries of wind and weather . They are of admirable use and beauty in a kitchen - garden , serving not only to shelter the tender plants , but screen them from the sight of persons in the walks . See GARDENING ...
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