Plastering, plain and decorative. A practical treatise on the art & craft of plastering and modelling ... Together with an account of historical plastering in England, Scotland, and Ireland, accompanied by numerous examples (1897)
Millar, William · London, B.T. Batsford · leaf 304
in Portland cement is as follows. First form vertical screeds on the walls close to the outer sides of the columns, taking care that they extend from the plinth of the column to a little above the level of the apex of the pediment,, then fill in the plain intermediate spaces and rule them off,… … for the architrave. In both cases a running rule is required for a bearing for the nibs of each running mould, one fixed on the weathering at the top of the cornice, and one on the soffit of the architrave. After the mitres are “ put in,” the tympanum is fined, and then the mutules and triglyph are…
Plastering · Decoration and ornament, Architectural
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