Theophili, Qui Et Rugerus, Presbyteri Et Monachi, Libri III. de Diversis Artibus (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1847 Excerpt: ...but underneath, lengthwise, a groove is traced, and is filed like a furrow, and on both sides of it sharp ribs are filed. With these instruments golden and silver wires, thick and fine, are filed, so that beads may appear upon them. 1 The manuscript bus " tuperiora," " upper;" this is evidently an inadvertence. Traiul. CAPUT XL DE FERRIS FOSSOBIIS. FIUNT quoque ferri fossorii ad fodiendum hoc modo. Fit ferrum ex calibe puro, longitudine majoris digiti, et grossum ut festuca, in medio vero grossius, et est quadrum; una cauda ponitur in manubrium, et altera summitate limatur una costa, quae est superior, usque ad inferiorem, sed inferior est longior, qua e limata gracilis est in cuspide; quod calidum temperatur in aqua. Ad hanc speciem fiunt plures majores et minores. Fit et aliud similis quadrmn, sed est latius et tenue, cujus acumen sit in ipsa latitudine, ita ut duae costae sint superius et duae inferius Iongiores et aequales. Hoc quoque modo fiunt plures parvi et magni. Fit etiam ferrum rotundum et grossum sicut festuca, cujus cuspis ita limatur, ut tractus, quem facit, sit rotundus. CAPUT XII. DE FERRIS RASORI1S. jMUNT etiam ferri rasorii graciles, sed in fine aliquantulum, latiores, una parte acuti, parvi et magni, quorum aliqui fiunt recurvi, pro libitu secundum modum operis. Fiunt etiam ferri eodem modo formati, sed obtusi ad poliendum opus. CAPUT XIII. DE FERRIS AD DUCTILE OPUS APT1S. FIUNT quoque ferri ad exprimendas imagines, aves, bestias, sive Hores, ductiles in auro et argento et cupro, longitudine unius palmi, superius lati et capitati, inferius vero CHAPTER XI. OF SCULPING INSTRUMENTS. Sculping irons are also made for hollowing out in this manner. An instrument is made from pure steel, the length of the great finger, and a...