Cameo Cutting
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About This Book
Cameo cutting is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1890. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres.As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature.Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.
Chapters (75)
- Cameo Cutting
- INTRODUCTION.
- CONTENTS.
- HANDBOOK TO CAMEO-CUTTING.
- Shell Cameo-Cutting.
- Shell Cameos in the Museums.
- Appearance of the Conch-shell.
- Adaptability of the Art.
- Cost of Pieces of Shell.
- Carved Pumice-stone.
- Mounting Pieces of Shell.
- Drawing the Design.
- The Tools.
- The Use of the Holdfast.
- Process of Working.
- Working by Night.
- Polishing.
- Sharpening the Tools.
- Cost of Appliances.
- Decline in the Fashion of Wearing Cameos.
- Cameo-Cutting Highly Recommended.
- Derivation of the Word “Cameo.”
- A Teacher at Work.
- Lessons by Correspondence.
- Is there a Market?
- Designs.
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