Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-10-16
FLoRENTINE NOsAlCS
INTERESTING PROCESSES BY WEIGH
THEY ARE PRODUCED

raEy ARE PRODUCED
Making ohj~-ss ,f Art Out ut sisces o.
~roae How the Labor I. Divsdeh-
wh.r. AMI How the Materials Are Oh-
,.,u-d-A geyal st.ust,oiy t..r $50 SeArA
In continuation Of the iesril'rsoc ~e gave
tn. other day. from Sir d. Z colnsshis re-
port, We give spne interesting facts ao"ot
Fi,reurif.e rr,a~saii-~-ttss --oolscts of ART OF
wn,.-h nearly every visitor brings hsack some
spes.linea
Ths, proper technical term for the 50 called
FIoresrine nl ssaiCs Is works IN "eoinine~so-
They arr composed Of ieicate slices Of stones.
carefully cut mo shape. arranged and joined
to.,erher f.-ennu.--si''i with a line cement.
and then fitrei into a thin slab OF iinareis
The pictures are produced oy tue natural
tiuts of tise st.n--. the ~-iectlon OF when, TO
carry oct afg gwen design, demands great
taste and skill
DETAILS OF THE WORK
After the design mad ts--n prepared tue thin
slice, OF stone -s.lecsed for the various parts
are distributed AIMING certain huinpef Oh
yursmen. each Of whom completes the por
ton Of the design inIrlSted 10 him. the whole
subject being substantially united lne
stones. after t-aing cut into Tue requireh
shapes. are carefully set together With ce
nent made Of wax aud nlasric t''pece gfeca },
heat being u--=l U bind them together State
Is employed t. support the "nrA curing us
progress. and 10 line IL when complete AL
each stage the first iinu; affixed TO the separ
ATT, narts Is ground sloisu and IA fresh one ap
olie.i. ~ that AN even surface may always De
secured When. finally. the complete desgu
il lifted into the marble slab prepared for Its
RECEPTION the whole of the bass Is again
ground down 10 a perfect plane, and Is liasd
with a fresh hacking Of slate The fitting l.
ueeorrned with the greatest care the eiges
OF the several parts being filed until the exact
dimensions have been attained The whole
surface is aftsrward polished, 50 that the
lines OF iuncture are rendered almost luvis
ible To bud oi the lining heat is used.
also for uniting the smaller pieces The opera
ton is very carefully performed, 81 that no
more cement than is absolutely required
should remain between the parts that have
he,u Joined together
The first operation of saving the stones
into thin slices from "a to 3 milineters in
thickness. Is performed by means OF thin
blades Of iron ar copper, emery powder Civ
ing the required friction The slices are fur
ther siwn into the shapes required to form
the various parts If the design by iron or
copper wire attached to bows. and always
with the aid Of emery The finest emery
powder r'poitiglia"l l. used for polishing the
surface ii the stones. ami emery Is employed
for grinding down the Innings For this pur
pose the work Is placed on Il fixed slab of
marble or slate, mon plates of Sariods sizes
aud thickness, according 10 the dimensions IT
tie slab. and having wooden handles, being
steadily worked over it hy one or TWO men.
as required
To provide stones for the works in real
.'pietre lure. Europe, Asia and tine north of
Africa have ht.en lapi under contribution
aud the Rpval fact"ry ls,-t.,se, a larg. col
lection of Stones value, al some 2u.uuU lire
Among the prlur llul stones employed are
amethysts, agate,. the sardonyx ami chace
douy hints many varieties of Jasper p4b
bes from the Arno (Which generally contain
a Iar.,e PROPORTION of .ilue, and petritei
wn..is Anuuc the rocks which are chiefly
u.ei for wurl,s of decoration are rel ori
entail Fr,1,ti4i and other t,iqluite, verdi, iii
Corsica labr1,iuritt.. piiyoclase dntei. intro
duce,ii anti,r,.- ur,ri,n>rv. .re.n torphvrv.
oriental serlentin.. ia,ie tasalt, siliciniis
br,,ccla and lapis lazuA Black marble from
B.l..,ur, i, largely u,...i a, a foundation. and
slafe a- ms alr.ad, been mentioned. j. EN-.
moved a. A hmm, for work. in ..cu,,l,u,.,sor
The har,tn,.,, uf the materials etr,pove,l re
uiriu.s patience. To- work them accounts for
the ro,tIin-ss Of work, m ..tt.tre .i,ire of
which IL to " Der cent is atrril,utei to
labor
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