The Civil engineer and architect's journal, scientific and railway gazette (1839)
London : [William Laxton] · leaf 429
rom seven to eight feet from the ground. The destina-tion of many fine works on roofs and on the upper part of walls is entirelyto be attributed to culpable negligence, or to ignorance; this is painfullyexemplified in the Duomo at Parma ; the uld insufficient roof over the domestill exists under… … Duomo, Parma. Many examples might be adduced of injury resulting to frescos from imper-fect rooting, and the fact having been recognized, precautions have DOWbeen taken alter irreparable injury has been done. The tiled roofs of Italyhave everywhere been a constant source of injury to frescos, but…
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