Fred T. Hodgson · Frederick J. Drake and Co. · leaf 23
overyof the art of printing and the consequent multiplicationof the copies of the lore heretofore looked up in oldmaiyuscripts gave invention and progress new life. 22 CEMENTS AND CONCRETES which has lasted until the present day. Italy has al-ways been the nursing mother of plasterers, and in Mr.0… … Persian Centre-Piece. Even during the depressing times of her history shereligiously preserved its ancient traditions and pro-cesses, and in almost all her towns there was some oneor two plasterers to whom was confided the restoration,the repair and the conservation of its frescoes or itsstuccos.…
