limewash

They were almost all covered with limewash after the Reformation which has preserved them.

The darker the shade of limewash, the more pronounced this effect will become.

As the moisture levels within a wall alter, so will the shade of a limewash.

There were traces of earlier frescoes but they have now been covered with limewash.

Unless solutions to these problems are found, the only safe way to keep the paintings may well be to cover them once again with limewash!

For the Danish farmers love to brighten their homes with paint and limewash.

They were rediscovered under the limewash in 1904 and restored in 1909.

The figures no longer stand in a coloured background but are painted directly on the white limewash.

Joints between stones were filled in with limewash for rain not to damage mortar.

Two bats wheeled close to the wall, their ragged wings flickering black against the limewash.

There are other wall paintings in the church which have not been uncovered since they were coated with limewash after the Reformation.

Limewash has been applied to the exterior in an attempt to create an impression of architectural unity.

Basic limewash can be inadequate in its ability to prevent rain driven water ingress.

The frescos, which had been hidden with limewash since the Reformation, were uncovered in 1882.

More than 20 coats of yellow paint have been scraped away from the exterior and replaced by a white limewash.

Many of the wall paintings were painted over with limewash after the English Civil War.

This included restoring the salmon-pink limewash in the interior, and repairing the stained glass.

Wattle-and-timber walls were coated with dazzlingly white limewash.

Other paintings may survive under the current limewash, including what may be a large Saint Christopher over the north doorway.

Unlike other frescos in Danish churches, these were not concealed with limewash after the reformation and have survived to this day.

They were neatly laid out, thatched with yellow grass and painted dazzlingly white with burnt limewash.

Lime plasters and limewash are non-toxic, therefore they do not contribute to indoor air pollution unlike some modern paints.

The paintings were hidden for centuries as, following the reformation, they were covered with layer after layer of limewash.

When limewash is initially applied it has very low opacity, which can lead novices to overthicken the paint.

Work on the building was completed in 2010 to repair and reharl the property, restoring the original ochre-coloured limewash exterior.

I told Dad I'd limewash the hen-houses today - it's just the kind of day for that, nice and dry with a little breeze.

I can limewash hen-houses as well as anyone!'