Cilicia, its former history and present state; with an account of the idolatrous worship prevailing there previous to the introduction of Christianity . en in those articles whichwere made by pressing clay into the mould with the fingers. I mightadd other remarks upon this subject, but they would be of no interestto any but a ^^otter. On comjiaring these remains with modern figures, we see whatbenefit the arts derived from the use of plaster, of which moidds arenow made, which being rim in a fliud state, sets hard like a stone,giving an accuiate counterpart of the model, with joints or seams w
Cilicia, its former history and present state; with an account of the idolatrous worship prevailing there previous to the introduction of Christianity . en in those articles whichwere made by pressing clay into the mould with the fingers. I mightadd other remarks upon this subject, but they would be of no interestto any but a ^^otter. On comjiaring these remains with modern figures, we see whatbenefit the arts derived from the use of plaster, of which moidds arenow made, which being rim in a fliud state, sets hard like a stone,giving an accuiate counterpart of the model, with joints or seams whichfit perfectly close. The ancients generally made their models of clay,which woidd be difficult to press up to the recesses of the moidd, andcould never give close joinings, and woidd certainly be distorted in pidl-ing off. Clay moidds would also shrink greatly in bm-ning; this woiddoccasion a rapid reduction in the size of images which were copied fromone another, and bring down a life-size to a miniature very soon. Apply these remarks to No. 15. This Hercules is a copy of awell-known but much larger figure. The beauty of the original is seen.
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