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None are found on the grand historic pieces : and in the minor works where they do occur, it can hardly be by a mere accident they should be exactly those of more ancient masters celebrated in the walk of toreutice. The preceding are my own views upon this subject; but as gem- collectors will undoubtedly consider such a conclusion as a " hard saying, " and one not to be borne, I shall proceed to give the rules generally received at present by those regarded as the highest authorities upon this ...head, so that the next section will serve for a commentary upon the Catalogue of Ancient Gem-Engravers, con- tained in Dr. Brnnn's elaborate treatise, in which he thus modifies the code established by Kohler and Stephani. KECEIVED RULES FOR ESTABLISHING THE AUTHENTICITY OP ARTISTS' SIGNATURES ON GEMS. " From the examination of those signatures which are universally acknowledged to be authentic, and which can bo traced back far beyond tlie time (after 1712), when this kind of forgery came into fashion, the subjoined rules have been deduced ; based uj)on the following observations.
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