Pearce, Walter John · London : C. Griffin · leaf 177
DESCRIPTION AND APPLICATION OFDISTEMPER. … ISTEMPER is paint made from pig-ments diluted with water, to whichsome adhesive substance is added tofix it to the ground on which it isused. The application of distemperis usually limited to plaster, stucco,brick, or stone surfaces, as the atmo-sphere in this country is too humidand changeable to…
House painting · Interior decoration
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