Museum of antiquity; a description of ancient life: the employments, amusements, customs and habits, the cities, places, monuments and tombs, the literature and fine arts of 3,000 years ago (1882)
Yaggy, Levi W · Chicago, Western Publishing House; New York, Standard Publishing House; [etc.,etc.] · leaf 350
s, they are covered witha coating of whitish earth, something liketartar, and of a calcareous nature; it dis-appears on the application of aqua fortis.This operation ought to be done withgreat caution; for though the aqua fortisdoes not injure the black varnish, it might destroy some of theother… … 2000 YK.MiS OLD. 338 DOMESTIC UTENSILS. many are found broken—these have been put together and re-stored with great skill. But this work of restoration, especiallyif the artist adds any details which are not visible on the original,might alter or metamorphose a subject, and the archaeologistought…
Haines, Thomas L · Civilization · Classical antiquities
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