Note 264 — Chapter XVIII · (XXXII.)
Louisa S. Maclehose translation
‘The onyx marbles of Algeria, Mexico, and California (which are of the same nature as the Oriental alabasters) can be cut and ground sufficiently thin for window purposes’ (Mr W. Brindley in Transactions, R.I.B.A., 1887, p. 53). See also ante, p. 43.