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1. Art
There have been almost miraculous improvements in printing processes since the turn of the century, and the best of the current reproductions almost duplicate the originals.
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2. Buttons
It was not until about the end of the fourteenth century that a button and buttonhole were employed to fasten garments.
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3. Ceramics
It was not until the latter part of the seventeenth century that pottery-making became widespread in Europe, although the Italians were producing excellent majolica pieces during the fifteenth century.
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4. Pewter
It continued in favor in Europe until it was ultimately displaced by chinaware during the eighteenth century. American pewter dates back to the seventeenth century.
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5. Playing Cards
Playing cards were probably introduced into Europe around the middle of the thirteenth century. Throughout the middle ages they were—in Europe as in Asia—used primarily in fortune-telling.
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6. Theater Programs
Dip into Robert Willoughby's Theatre in the Twentieth Century, published in 1963 by Grove Press; enjoy drama critic Kenneth Tynan's perceptive and sometimes biting comments in his book Curtains, published by Atheneum Publishers in 1961.
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7. Wood Carvings
European and early American wood carving, like that of the Far East, was largely decorative, but its use began to decline early in the nineteenth century.
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8. Bookbinding
But during the past half century the bookbinder has been replaced by machines. Occasionally, an expensive limited edition may be bound by hand.
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9. Molds And Slips
During the last part of the 19th century, it was discovered that slip for casting ceramic ware in plaster molds could be produced using about 30 parts of water to 70 parts of clay, if an electrolyte were added to the mixture.
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10. Sgraffito
Sgraffito on pottery was widely used throughout the middle east, with examples from Egypt and Syria having been dated to the 13th century.
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