Also see steel sheet gauges . The process of attaching wax rods to the surface of a wax model in lost-wax casting . The rods form the runners and the risers in the mold . In some regions a rod is called a sprue , and rodding is called spruing. In its purest form, Roman letters have serifs at the ends of the strokes.
Roman type is used in most books , magazines and newspapers.
Also see capital letters . Roman art Romanesque - European art of the period immediately before the development of the Gothic style . It was the first style to become dominant throughout virtually all of Europe. Some authorities give the designation Romanesque to art produced as early as the seventh century, although others give the eleventh century as the starting point, from which point it was prevalent until it was followed by the Gothic about A.D. 1200. Romanesque art was primarily of and for the Christian church, and it existed in a variety of regional styles.