Historical position; official overseeing building operations for a city, state, or project.
1They were engaged during some ten years upon this great fortress, the master of the works being Giovanni Francesco da Massa.
2The master of the works himself, Humble Measure, met him as he brought the wagon to a halt before one of the cavernous shops.
3Much remained puzzling: in chief the strange amiability of the master of the Works toward the man he had once threatened to break for libel.
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