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The lapidary cut

A V-shaped incision: one flank in shadow, the other catching the light.

An inscription is a V-cut: one flank in shadow, the other catching the ground colour. The chisel travels down each stroke, so every frame is stone with part of a letter cut into it.

Quarry House

Integration

<link rel="stylesheet" href="anthemion.css">
<script type="module" src="anthemion.js"></script>

<anthemion-lapidary depth="1" order="reading" cut="down" stagger="72" seed="1">
  Quarry House
</anthemion-lapidary>

Slot

Display headings that should read as carved rather than typeset.

Budget

  • One per page.
  • Display sizes only — the bevel disappears below about 24px.

Restraint is the aesthetic, and it does not survive being applied generously. These limits are the specification, not advice.

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