The Modern Copying Process

Illustrations

• Positioning a block of stone next to the model, for roughing out with a chassis device.
• Chassis with plumb line, graduated vertical axis, and graduated points.
• System of transposing relationships between points through triangulation with a three-armed compass.
• Transferring points with chassis and compass, according to Francesco Carradori.

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