The Ten Books on Architecture, 7.12.2

Vitruvius  translated by Morris Hicky Morgan

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2White lead on being heated in an oven changes its colour on the fire, and becomes sandarach. This was discovered as the result of an accidental fire. It is much more serviceable than the natural sandarach dug up in mines.

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