plaster - the demand for specialists
A fairly simple task would be to list dozens of professions, because the modern world is so developed that in recent years, a lot of ways to make money, and those created many years ago are still not time-barred. A good example of the latter case is the stucco, plaster ornaments and so on the external walls and internal. A person specializing in this field should have a broad knowledge in the field of construction machinery, as well as sculptural art, because the stucco was based on these two areas. To create a solid stucco are necessary exceptional manual dexterity and patience, so surely this is not a job for every man.
Facts from Wikipedia
Ceilings have frequently been decorated with fresco painting, mosaic tiles and other surface treatments. While hard to execute (at least in place) a decorated ceiling has the advantage that it is largely protected from damage by fingers and dust. In the past, however, this was more than compensated for by the damage from smoke from candles or a fireplace. Many historic buildings have celebrated ceilings. Perhaps the most famous is the Sistine Chapel ceiling by Michelangelo.
Ceiling height may have psychological impacts
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Some ceiling facts
Ceilings are classified according to their appearance or construction. A cathedral ceiling is any tall ceiling area similar to those in a church. A dropped ceiling is one in which the finished surface is constructed anywhere from a few inches or centimetres to several feet or a few metres below the structure above it. This may be done for aesthetic purposes, such as achieving a desirable ceiling height; or practical purposes such as acoustic damping or providing a space for HVAC or piping. An inverse of this would be a raised floor. A concave or barrel-shaped ceiling is curved or rounded upward, usually for visual or acoustical value, while a coffered ceiling is divided into a grid of recessed square or octagonal panels, also called a "lacunar ceiling". A cove ceiling uses a curved plaster transition between wall and ceiling; it is named for cove molding, a molding with a concave curve.1 A stretched ceiling (or stretch ceiling) uses a number of individual panels using material such as PVC fixed to a permieter rail
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