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i56 THE ARTIST'S ASSISTANT.
colour was only on one fide, fcarce penetrating with-
in the fubftance above one third of a line ; though this
was more or left according* to the nature cf the co-
lour ; the yellow being always found to enter the
deeper!. Thefe laft, though not fo ftrong and beautiful
as the former, were of more advantage to the work-
men, by reafon that on the fame glafs, though already
coloured, they could {hew other kind of colours,
where there was occafion to embroider draperies,
enrich them with foliages, or reprefent other orna-
ments of gold, filver, &c.
In order to this, they made ufe of emery, grinding
or wearing down the furface of the glafs, till fuch
time as they were got through the colour to the clear
glafs. This done, they applied the proper colours
on the other fide of the glafs. By this means, the
new colours were hindered from running and mix-
ing with the former, when they expofed the glaffes
to the fire.
When indeed the ornaments were to appear white,
the glafs was only bared of its colour with emery,
without tinging the place with any colour at all ;
and this was the manner by which thev wrought
their lights and heightenings on all kinds of colour.
The firft thing to be done, in order to paint, or
itain glafs, in the modern way, is to defign, and even
colour the whole fubject on paper. Then they chute
fuch pieces of glafs as are clear, even, and fmooth,
and proper to receive the feveral parts, and proceed
to diftribute the defign itfelf, or papers it is drawn
on, into pieces fuitable to thofe of the glafs; ahvavs
taking care that the glnffes«may join in the contours
of the figures, and the folds of the draperies; that the
• urnations, and other finer parts may not be impaired
by
colour was only on one fide, fcarce penetrating with-
in the fubftance above one third of a line ; though this
was more or left according* to the nature cf the co-
lour ; the yellow being always found to enter the
deeper!. Thefe laft, though not fo ftrong and beautiful
as the former, were of more advantage to the work-
men, by reafon that on the fame glafs, though already
coloured, they could {hew other kind of colours,
where there was occafion to embroider draperies,
enrich them with foliages, or reprefent other orna-
ments of gold, filver, &c.
In order to this, they made ufe of emery, grinding
or wearing down the furface of the glafs, till fuch
time as they were got through the colour to the clear
glafs. This done, they applied the proper colours
on the other fide of the glafs. By this means, the
new colours were hindered from running and mix-
ing with the former, when they expofed the glaffes
to the fire.
When indeed the ornaments were to appear white,
the glafs was only bared of its colour with emery,
without tinging the place with any colour at all ;
and this was the manner by which thev wrought
their lights and heightenings on all kinds of colour.
The firft thing to be done, in order to paint, or
itain glafs, in the modern way, is to defign, and even
colour the whole fubject on paper. Then they chute
fuch pieces of glafs as are clear, even, and fmooth,
and proper to receive the feveral parts, and proceed
to diftribute the defign itfelf, or papers it is drawn
on, into pieces fuitable to thofe of the glafs; ahvavs
taking care that the glnffes«may join in the contours
of the figures, and the folds of the draperies; that the
• urnations, and other finer parts may not be impaired
by