This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1870 Excerpt: ...but they are not all equally firm: the consideration must not be lost sight of, that the inner frame-work (mandrin) of wood is the only stay, to counteract the flexibility of the fat. All the separate portions, made to bear their own weight, must have iron wire in their interior, fastened to a solid support. The ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1870 Excerpt: ...but they are not all equally firm: the consideration must not be lost sight of, that the inner frame-work (mandrin) of wood is the only stay, to counteract the flexibility of the fat. All the separate portions, made to bear their own weight, must have iron wire in their interior, fastened to a solid support. The goddess has a wooden support, from the head to the feet; and from this run two others, one along the arm, and the other along the war-trumpet. The staff of the flag is also a support, solidly fixed to the base; the head of the figure finds a convenient prop against the staff, without its being perceptible. This staff is composed of a wooden rod, masked with fat. The laurel-wreath, placed across the furled standard, is modelled on iron wire. The robe, floating beneath the left arm, is also modelled on a prop. The accessories, grouped at the base, ought to be all formed separately: the broken wheel, the gunrammer, the sabre, the empty gabion, are each on a separate piece of wire, or wooden support; and each arranged respectively in its place. The two piles of cannon-balls are imitated in galantines of field-fares Cgrtits), or of snipes, round in form, masked with chaufroix-sauce, and piled up, as seen in the plate. The whole of the trophy is mounted on a wooden base, independent of the stand, which is angular, and likewise made of wood. But the subject need only be placed on it, at the last moment, to facilitate its transport. A longer description of this piece is unnecessary. Any one who feels capable of undertaking it, will of himself find the means of executing it. In works of this kind, minute descriptions may be of use for the details, but are useless to inculcate the science. Long study is the only preparation of any avail in the execution of su...
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