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... engravers of the gems , and are , besides this , almost the sole means we have of deter- mining the date of the gems with which they coincide in the identity of workmanship and of treatment , it seemed unad ... gem - engraving vi PREFACE .
... engravers of the gems , and are , besides this , almost the sole means we have of deter- mining the date of the gems with which they coincide in the identity of workmanship and of treatment , it seemed unad ... gem - engraving vi PREFACE .
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Charles William King. usually assigned to the complete extinction of gem - engraving in Europe . Of these , full descriptions will be given in the appropriate sections . The treasures of ancient art in Great Britain , as seen in its ...
Charles William King. usually assigned to the complete extinction of gem - engraving in Europe . Of these , full descriptions will be given in the appropriate sections . The treasures of ancient art in Great Britain , as seen in its ...
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... precious stone . The unparalleled perfection and vigour of many of these ... engraving upon gems . This artist , one of the latest lights of the Hellenic ... gem engraving , and for the execution of similar works in emulation of those ...
... precious stone . The unparalleled perfection and vigour of many of these ... engraving upon gems . This artist , one of the latest lights of the Hellenic ... gem engraving , and for the execution of similar works in emulation of those ...
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... gem , all the majesty of a vast design , and a most elaborate performance ? The art of engraving figures upon these minute stones was as much admired by the ancients as that other sort of laborious skill which produced full - sized ...
... gem , all the majesty of a vast design , and a most elaborate performance ? The art of engraving figures upon these minute stones was as much admired by the ancients as that other sort of laborious skill which produced full - sized ...
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... gem - engraver's skill ) , that to enclose a whole within a small space is the work of a great artist . The remark of Sir Joshua Reynolds may also be cited on this point , as to the importance of making this whole con- gruous and ...
... gem - engraver's skill ) , that to enclose a whole within a small space is the work of a great artist . The remark of Sir Joshua Reynolds may also be cited on this point , as to the importance of making this whole con- gruous and ...
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