Excerpt from Rudimentary Treatise on Limes, Cements, Mortars, Concretes, Mastics, Plastering, Etc The object the author of the following treatise has proposed to himself has been to put into as condensed a form as was consistent with the nature of the subject the knowledge and information dispersed through a numerous collection of authors who have treated there upon. They are mostly in foreign languages; for it is much to be regretted that our own scientific authorities have not thought it worth their while to occupy them selves with this highly important branch of practical chemistry. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.