Chapter I: Front Matter

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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Color Cement Tiles and Vases. Frontispiece in color

Tools for Color Cement Handicraft 18

The Mixing of Plaster-of-Paris 19

Helpful Material for Color Cement Handicraft 20

The Making of Plaster Molds 30

The Making of Molds 31

How to Make Color Cement Tiles 44

Cement Tile Textures 45

The Incised Tile 46

Vase Molds 55

The Finishing of Cement Pottery 56

Use of Color in Cement Tiles 64

Color Tile Methods 65

Plaster and Clay Modeled Cement Tiles 73

Color Cement Tiles and Pottery by Art School Students 74

The Majolica Tile 83

Slip Painted Tiles 84

Slip Painted Tile Methods 85

Sgraffito Tile and Sgraffito in Architecture 93

Modeled and Carved Cement Tile Methods 102

Color Cement Vases 108

Color Cement Vases 109

Mosaic Tile Method 116

Mosaic Tiles 117

Mosaic Stone Tiles 118

Three Cement Box Methods 126

The Making of a Cement Box 127

Helps in Cement Garden Pottery 137

Application of Cement Tiles to Architectural Use 138

Color Cement Flagstones used for a Bridge, Garden Pathway and Entrance 139

Color Cement Used for Chimney Stones and Flagstones 140

Book Support and Candlestick Molds 145

Color Cement Tiles for Interior Decoration 154

Color Cement Tiles for the Fireplace 155

Tile Patterns for Wall or Floor 156

The Unit Tile and Application 157

Cement Tiles and Woodwork 158

A Surface Finish for Cement Handicraft 164

Decorations Painted with Color Cement 171

Cement Color Painted Decorations Applied 172

The Making of Magnesite Cement 177

Magnesite Objects Cast from Molds 178

Schoolroom Projects in Cement 185

A Tile in Cement made in the Grammar Grades 186

A Tile made in the Intermediate Grades 187

Color Cement Tiles and Pottery made by the Students of a High School 188

Problems in Cement by Students of an Art School 189

Helpful Design Principles for Color Cement Work 198

Outline Patterns for Color Cement Handicraft 199

Tone Patterns for Color Cement Handicraft 200

Egyptian, Roman, and Aztec Relief Decorations 201