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method:brass-mold-terrazzo-methodBrass mold terrazzo method
Early method using a brass mold to cast black-and-white terrazzo patterns, later improved upon.
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- The current chapter, arguing that ornament arises naturally from the living process of unfolding a field of centers.
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