made use of it in certain parts of his temple at Medinet Habu; but, as a rule, it was preferred for stelae and small monuments.

The last-named method lessened not only the danger of damage to the work, but the labour of the workman.

It evaded the dressing down of the background, which was a distinct economy of time, and it left no projecting work on the surface of the walls, the design being thus sheltered from accidental blows.

The intermediate process was, however, generally adopted, and appears to have been taught in the schools by preference.

The models were little rectangular tablets, squared off in order that the scholar might enlarge or reduce the scale of his subject without departing from the traditional proportions.