 | Stéphanie Félicité comtesse de Genlis - 1785 - 268 Seiten
...thefe are richly wrought with lapis " lazuli, porphyry, and other valuable ftones : their " fine polim is now gone, and they only appear like " common marble....are not without their merit. Thefe are " made of the fined tortoife-fhell, mixed with mother-of" pearl, ivory, and a variety of metals ; and are mounted... | |
 | Stéphanie Félicité comtesse de Genlis - 1785 - 300 Seiten
...thefe are richly wrought with lapis lazuli, por*' phyry, and other valuable ftones : their fine polilh is now '' gone, and they only appear like common marble....of his own invention, fome of which are not without V their merit. Thef« are made of the fineft tortoife-ftcll, " mixed*' mixed with mother-of-pearl,... | |
 | William Granger - 1802 - 672 Seiten
...tomb-ftones. Some of thefe are richly wrought with lapis lazuli, porphyry, and other valuable {tones; their fine polifh is now gone, and they only appear...without their merit. Thefe are made of the fineft tortoife-mell mixed with mother of pearl, ivory, and a variety of metals ; and are mounted on fine... | |
 | Patrick Brydone - 1806 - 422 Seiten
...fay there is not lefs than forty pillars and pyramids formed in this flrange fantaftic manner. Moft of the rooms are paved with fine marble tables of...and a variety of metals ; and are mounted on fine flands of folid brafs. The windows of this inchanted caftle are compofed of a variety of glafs of every... | |
 | G. H. Wilson - 1806 - 444 Seiten
...of these are richly wrought with laph lazuli, porphyry, and other valuable stones; their fine polish is now gone, and they only appear like common marble ; the place of these beautiful tables he ha* supplied by a new set of his own invention, some of which are not without... | |
 | Stéphanie Félicité comtesse de Genlis - 1813 - 474 Seiten
...these are richly wrought with lapis lazuli, porphyry, and other valuable stones : their fine polish is now gone, and they only appear like common marble. The place of these beautiful tables he has supplied by anew set of his own invention, some of which are not without... | |
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Some of thefe are richly wrought with lapis lazuli, porphyry, and other valuable ftones ; their fine polifh is now gone, and they only appear like common marble ; the place of thefe beautiful tables he has fupplied by a new fet of his own invention, fome^... 