The Ten Books on Architecture, 7.12.2

Vitruvius  translated by Joseph Gwilt

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2The white lead is roasted in a furnace, and, by the action of the fire, becomes red lead. This invention was the result of observation in the case of an accidental fire; and, by the process, a much better material is obtained than that which is procured from mines.

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