In his large picture windows the sixteenth century artist also has more chance to show us how greatly the discovery of enamelling on glass has enriched his palette.
The kilns in use for firing the painted or gilt ware, are called muffles or enamelling kilns; they are in the form of a D, laid on its straight side, and of a length proportionate to the size and number of pieces which they are to hold.
The enamelling process was probably introduced in the early part of the 13th century; most of the enamelled mosque lamps belong to the 14th century.
Dillon has pointed out that the process of enamelling had probably been derived from Syria, with which country Venice had considerable commercial intercourse.
This process of enamelling was hardly called for in the interests of art.
It is also advisable, if the apartment is a low-pitched one, to have a sheet of iron or zinc suspended by four corner chains from the ceiling in order to protect this from firing through the heat from the enamelling oven.
Owing largely to the strides made in the cycle trade enamelling is stoved by means of gas, and of this a plentiful supply is necessary.
The great drawback to the use of gas for heating japanning and enamelling stoves is the great cost of coal gas.
Japanning andEnamelling Stove for Iron-Bedsteads and Household Ironmongery with Truck on Rails.
The art of enamelling metals appears to have been introduced from Byzantium through Venice into Western Europe at the close of the tenth century.
Enamelling is done in identically the same way, only it is enamel, not colour, which is put on.
Enamelling is done in precisely the same way, enamel, instead of colour, being applied.
Paper colouring and enamelling was once a man's trade but women replaced men for the same reason that machinery has now replaced women, i.
Paper colouring and enamelling hardly exists as a separate trade now.
Paper Colouring and Enamelling Firm in London, also engaged in Showcard Mounting and Varnishing and Book-edge Gilding.
Conclusions can be arrived at with more accuracy in respect of the paper-colouring and enamelling processes.
This process was nothing but a special application and combination of the resources belonging to the long known arts of enamelling and chalcography, which last simply means engraving on metal.
The art of engraving, henceforth free, broke from its industrial servitude, deserted the traditions of enamelling and chasing, and took possession of its own domain.
Enamelling has been introduced, but owing to Japanese competition the trade is gradually falling off.
Almost the only branch of this trade which is not localised is the enamelling and painting of the dials.
The preceding section describes the process of enamelling by oil varnishes, and the directions referring to the polishing will be found of value for the "polishing up" on painted imitations of woods or marbles.
It should be observed that enamelling requires the exercise of the greatest care, and will not bear hurrying.
It was not until the middle of the seventeenth century that glass or crystal covers were invented; that was about the time, too, when the enamelling of dials came into vogue.
Among the earlier exponents of enamelling were the Egyptians, the early Greeks, and to some extent the Romans.
In the process of enamelling known as champleve the design was cut into the metal, the pattern or incisions made filled with colours, the enamels being then fused; the basis was nearly always of copper.
In jewelry and small trinkets enamelling on copper is still practised, many such objects being of Oriental origin.
In 1638 a man named Christopher had taken out a patent for enamellingand gilding leather, which was used as a wall decoration over the oak panelling.
His cream-ware deserves especial attention, as his enamelling was in very artistic manner, and it stands out prominently among a crowd of imitators of Wedgwood's cream-ware borders.
Salt glaze was coming to an end in spite of the enamelling in colours in emulation of English porcelain.
It is interesting in regard to the enamelling in colour to know that Wedgwood sent his ware to Mrs. Warburton's factory at Hot Lane to be painted.
But the secret spread, and we find two Leeds painters, Robinson and Rhodes, doing enamelling on the salt-glazed ware for the Staffordshire potters.
Nor is all the enamel work English; two Dutchmen were secretly employed at Burslem to do this enamelling in colour.
The style of enamelling used on salt-glaze ware was modified to suit the new cream ware.
The other arts employed by this king in the adornment of his buildings were those of enamelling bricks and painting in fresco upon a plaster.
The enamelling of bricks was carried under Sargon to its greatest perfection: and the shape of vases, goblets, and boats shows a marked improvement upon the works of former times.
As the old paint in these rooms was of a rather dark shade it was absolutely necessary to give the work three coats before enamelling it.
He explained to her that, in consequence of the old paint being so dark, he found that it would be necessary, in order to make a good job of it, to give the work four coats before enamelling it.
It cost him eight years more during which he endured great toil and numerous mishaps, before he attained full perfection in the moulding and enamelling of ornamental pottery.
Much time was employed by him in the painting and enamelling of the decorated tiles which compose this pavement.
Enamelling on bronze and iron was practised in Central Europe and at Koban in the Caucasus at an earlier date than in Italy and Egypt.
No finer enamelling on bronze was done than that done in early Britain.
His work in this direction is highly extolled by Cellini, and his skill in enamelling specially mentioned by Vasari.
He exercised considerable influence on his contemporaries, more especially with regard to the revival of the art of enamelling in the second half of the century, when jewellery made a notable advance in the time of Louis XVI.
Advanced skill in the art of enamelling is one of the most notable features of the Late Celtic period, which itself extended from the prehistoric Age of Iron and over the period of the Roman occupation.
Was enamelling introduced by the followers of Augustine from Rome or Byzantium, or did the Irish missionaries bring afresh into England an art of which the Celts were past masters?
The theory and practice of artenamelling upon metals.
Palissy next hired a potter to make some earthen vessels after designs which he furnished; while he himself proceeded to model some medallions in clay for the purpose of enamelling them.
Probably he felt capable of better things than drudging in an employment so precarious as glass-painting; and hence he was induced to turn his attention to the kindred art of painting and enamelling earthenware.
The reviver or re-discoverer of the art of enamelling in Italy was Luca della Robbia, a Florentine sculptor.
Champleve: A process of enamelling on metal in which the ground of the pattern is cut away with a chisel into a series of shallow troughs into which the enamel is melted, the surface being afterward ground smooth and polished.
These directions are only for enamellingflat surfaces.
In enamellingit would doubtless preserve its colour, and in exceptional cases might be useful.
In enamelling it cannot be used; the colour, depending on the water of hydration, being destroyed by a strong heat.
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