Author : C. Hennecke Company
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781333497989
Total Pages : 22 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (979 download)
Book Synopsis The Lincoln Life Mask by : C. Hennecke Company
Download or read book The Lincoln Life Mask written by C. Hennecke Company and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-09-07 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Lincoln Life Mask: Hands, Bust and Statuette Therefore those who think that good casts of the Venus de Milo can be Obtained in Paris only, are greatly mistaken; under certain conditions the reverse is true. All depends on a perfect model not overworked and the careful making and handling of the moulds. We would further mention that in transporting casts from Europe, they absorb considerable moisture during the ocean voyage, which causes them to rot and crumble in a very short time. This may explain in part what a writer in The Studio, Nov. 22, 1884, page 90, speaking of statuary, says: 'x' 'x' or one of us sent to Berlin, or London, or Paris, for the plaster casts they have there, only to discover when they arrived, that whatever else they may know over the seas, they do not know how to pack statuary. By purchasing your casts of us you do not take these risks, and are sure of receiving articles in good condition. We have spent years in acquiring a collection which is unrivaled by that Of any European city, in which endeavor we have been supported by the hearty encouragement of many of the leaders of art culture in all sections of the country. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.