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Since the Middle Ages, sgraffito decorations have shaped the image of European and North African cities. What they have in collaboration is that they almost exclusively decorate façades, for reception by the citizens in the urban space. This led not least to the fact that they often served as a sign of social status or the conviction of their patrons and were used as carriers of various messages up to and including propaganda.
In these conference proceedings, experts from Europe and Israel publish their work on the diversity of the materials, techniques, themes, conservation problems and restorations since the Middle Ages for the first time. Some of the contributions in this fundamental work deal with the varied plaster decorations of the 20th century, including the treatment of sgraffiti spreading Nazi propaganda.