10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GROZING IRON»
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grozing iron in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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On Divers Arts: The Foremost Medieval Treatise on Painting, ...
... 158, 168; see also hone gross (grossa) (grozing iron), 72 n. grossarium ferrum
(grozing iron), 72 n. groundwork punched, Il6n., 129, 149 in stained glass, 64, 65
grozing iron, 63, 72 Guichard, J. Marie, xx gum, 105 n. arabic, 105 n. gum-resin, ...
Theophilus (Presbyter.), John G. Hawthorne, Cyril Stanley Smith,
1963
... 158, 168; see also hone gross (grossa) (grozing iron), 72 n. grossarium ferrum
(grozing iron), 72 n. groundwork punched, Il6n., 129, 149 in stained glass, 64, 65
grozing iron, 63, 72 Guichard, J. Marie, xx gum, 105 n. arabic, 105 n. gum-resin, ...
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An inquiry into the difference of style observable in ...
sent day a grozing iron. The term " groisour" or " croisour," which occurs in the
before-mentioned account rolls, means the same thing. It is easy to ascertain
whether glass has been cut with a diamond, or wrought into shape with the
grozing ...
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An inquiry into the difference of style observable in ...
It is easy to ascertain whether glass has been cut with a diamond, or wrought into
shape with the grozing iron, by the smoothness of its edges in the one case, and
their roughness and irregularity in the other. This circumstance will, until the ...
5
The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts
Any rough or uneven edges were smoothed ('knocked off') with a notched tool
known as a grozing iron. In the early 21st century glaziers normally use a steel-
wheeled or diamondtipped cutter that scores a fine line on the surface of the
glass, ...
6
The Circle of the Mechanical Arts; Containing Practical ...
Glaziers now out all their glass out with the diamond, whereas formerly an iron
was made use of for that pur— pose, called a grozing-iron: there is reason to
believe that this process was tedious, and even difficult; and, perhaps,
inapplicable to ...
7
The Glasswrights' Master
She cradled a traditional grozing iron, curved herfingers aroundoneofTovin's
diamond blades.She nestled tongs in her palms,closedthe metaljaws around
apoint of lead stripping and pulledthe heavy metal through avise,stretching it,
shaping it ...
8
Scientific Investigation of Copies, Fakes and Forgeries
The rough edges found on the Medieval pieces could be imitated using pliers,
but in the Medieval period the glass would have had the edge nibbled with a
special tool known as a grozing iron (Figure 10.18), which leaves a very
distinctive ...
9
Middle English Dictionary
from Gmc.] An iron tool with hooked ends used by glaziers to cut or trim glass, a
grozing iron. (1341-2) Sacrist R.Ely 2 117: In factura quamplurimam gresuris e.'.
soundinghirnes pro fabricacione vitri. (1351-2) in Salzman Building in Engl. 179:
...
John Reidy, Sherman M. Kuhn,
1966
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The circle of the mechanical arts
Glaziers now cut all their glass out with the diamond, whereas formerly an iron
was made use of for that purpose, called a grozing-iron ; there is reason to
believe that this process was tedious, and even difficult ; and, perhaps,
inapplicable to ...
Thomas Martin (civil engineer.),
1813
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GROZING IRON»
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grozing iron is used in the context of the following news items.
The next big thing in lighting
More dramatically, 7.5 metres of grozed (trimmed and shaped with a grozing iron) glass transformed a house facade into one enormous light ... «The Australian Financial Review, May 15»
Gerald Tooke was a master of stained glass
Cut the glass and fit the pieces together with the grozing iron. Enclose them with lead cames and solder on both sides. Surround it with a ... «Globe and Mail, May 11»