Tum autem calce ex aqua liquida dealbentur, uti trullissationem testaceam non respuant; namque propter ieiunitatem quae est a fornacibus excocta non possunt recipere nec sustinere, nisi calx subiecta utrasque res inter se conglutinet et cogat coire.
They are then to be whitened over with lime and water so that they do not reject the rough-cast of powdered brick; for from the dryness that comes in the kiln they can neither take nor keep this coating unless the lime that is applied, glues both together and causes their union.
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