Cameo Cutting

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A Primrose Shell,
By Signor Giovanni .
DARTON’S MANUALS FOR HOME WORK.
John B. Marsh (signature)
AUTHOR OF “The Reference Shakespeare,” “Venice and the Venetians,” ETC.
With Original Illustrations.
LONDON: WELLS GARDNER, DARTON, & CO. 2 PATERNOSTER BUILDINGS, E.C. AND 44 VICTORIA STREET, WESTMINSTER, S.W.
1890
WHOSE INTEREST IN TECHNICAL EDUCATION IS GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGED.
The art of cutting Cameos in shell is of so very recent birth, compared with that of working in precious stones, that a claim to consideration in setting forth the method and practice may justly be preferred. Yet my little treatise, which is based upon practical experience, has been found, even in more limited form, a sufficient guide for the practice of the art, by a large number of amateurs in England, Wales, and Switzerland, to produce good work; these were all of them skilled in the use of the brush, the pencil, or the chisel. To all similarly proficient in any department of art, Cameo-cutting will be found a pleasant and interesting employment.