1 Ceresa is the setting of powdered glass of different colours in a cement bed. Mosaic cubes are often combined with it. 2 Vide “Wood-Carving,” by Charles Godfrey Leland, F.R.L.S., M.A. (London, Whittaker & Co., 5s.), for a chapter on this subject. 3 For fullest details as to the treatment of horn, the reader may consult Die Verarbeitung des Hornes, &c., by Louis E. AndÉs, in which he will also find full details as to dyeing ivory. 4 The late W. W. Story, the sculptor and man of letters. 5 “Handbook on the Preservation of Pictures,” by Henry Mogford; twelfth edition, revised. London: Winsor & Newton, 1s. Transcriber’s Note:Obvious printer errors corrected silently. Inconsistent spelling and hyphenation are as in the original. |