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Grecian temple decoration
- In Western painting: Archaic period (c. 625–500 bc)
Islamic architecture
- In Islamic arts: Architectural decoration
- In Islamic arts: Architecture
Latin American architecture
- In Latin American architecture: Eighteenth-century architecture in Mexico
plaster work
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Rococo style
- In interior design: England
Roman architecture
- In Western architecture: Building materials
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- In Western sculpture: Sculpture in the applied arts

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Add new Web site: CORE - Composition and technology of historical stuccoes coming from Grimani Palace in Venice (Italy).	Gloria Lotha	Sep 06, 2024
	Add new Web site: The Spruce - Stucco House Finish: Basics, Application, Pros, and Cons.	Gloria Lotha	Jun 13, 2024
	Add new Web site: City Museum at Fembo House - Baroque Stuccowork.	Gloria Lotha	Mar 12, 2024
	Add new Web site: The Met - Roman Stuccowork.	Gloria Lotha	Dec 19, 2023
	Add new Web site: National Park Service - The Preservation and Repair of Historic Stucco.	Grace Young	Oct 16, 2015
	Added video.	Amy Tikkanen	Apr 03, 2015
	Article revised.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Apr 19, 2002
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	May 04, 1999