. The shell book . 1 Cassis tuberosa. HELMET SHELLS2 Cassis cameo. 3 Cassis testicithts. 4 Oniscia 1 Dolium galca. TUN SHELLS AND HELMET SHELLS2 Dolium p<~r<ii\. 3 Cassis inflate. 4 Cassis tuberosa. The Helmet Shells. Cameo Shells The two semi-precious stones named in the descriptions ofcameo shells call attention to the fact that cameo-cutting, oneof the fine arts of antiquity, used stone only as material, forcenturies. Then lava came to be used for cheap work. Shellswere first used in 1820 in Italy. The best shell cameos are madein Genoa and Rome. Many cutters are at wor
. The shell book . 1 Cassis tuberosa. HELMET SHELLS2 Cassis cameo. 3 Cassis testicithts. 4 Oniscia 1 Dolium galca. TUN SHELLS AND HELMET SHELLS2 Dolium p<~r<ii\. 3 Cassis inflate. 4 Cassis tuberosa. The Helmet Shells. Cameo Shells The two semi-precious stones named in the descriptions ofcameo shells call attention to the fact that cameo-cutting, oneof the fine arts of antiquity, used stone only as material, forcenturies. Then lava came to be used for cheap work. Shellswere first used in 1820 in Italy. The best shell cameos are madein Genoa and Rome. Many cutters are at work in Paris. C. cornuta has the fault of doubling occasionally: thatis, its two layers separate, and the work counts for naught. Thepink queen conch has the fault of fading. At best, it furnishesbut one good brooch. The red underlying the white in C. rufa becomes thinnerand paler as it extends backward, so a single brooch and a fewcuff buttons or shirt studs are all a big shell can be expected toyield. Still, the enamel is so thick and the colours so good, thisspecies will always remain in great request for c
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