American Edition of the British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences ; Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 5Mitchell, Ames and White, 1819 - Natural history |
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... aqua - fortis with common salt , and evaporating to dryness . As these would not do for iron , he tried the following : 1. minium , nine parts ; flint glass , six ; pure potash , two ; nitre , two ; borax , one ; were ground to- gether ...
... aqua - fortis with common salt , and evaporating to dryness . As these would not do for iron , he tried the following : 1. minium , nine parts ; flint glass , six ; pure potash , two ; nitre , two ; borax , one ; were ground to- gether ...
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... aqua fortis , and so blended with the mezzotinto ground added afterwards , that there is nothing offensive to the eye in the combination . Many proofs are required to ascertain whether the scraping approaches the de- sired effect ...
... aqua fortis , and so blended with the mezzotinto ground added afterwards , that there is nothing offensive to the eye in the combination . Many proofs are required to ascertain whether the scraping approaches the de- sired effect ...
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... aqua fortis ; of those made by the in- tervention of that liquid , the principal is Etching . He that would excel in this branch of the arts must be thoroughly acquainted with drawing ; otherwise his works will appear tasteless indeed ...
... aqua fortis ; of those made by the in- tervention of that liquid , the principal is Etching . He that would excel in this branch of the arts must be thoroughly acquainted with drawing ; otherwise his works will appear tasteless indeed ...
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... aqua fortis is used . The next object is , to transfer the de- sign to the ground , which may be done by drawing it on thin white paper with a black - lead pencil , and having it passed through the copper - plate printer's rolling press ...
... aqua fortis is used . The next object is , to transfer the de- sign to the ground , which may be done by drawing it on thin white paper with a black - lead pencil , and having it passed through the copper - plate printer's rolling press ...
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... aqua fortis without injuring those already com- pleted . Supposing the operations of etch- ing and biting the plate entirely finished , nothing more remains than to examine it attentively , and improve it with the graver and dry point ...
... aqua fortis without injuring those already com- pleted . Supposing the operations of etch- ing and biting the plate entirely finished , nothing more remains than to examine it attentively , and improve it with the graver and dry point ...
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