Indian Sculpture and Painting, Illustrated by Typical Masterpieces, with an Explanation of their Motives and Ideals c13.4

c13.4

For interior decoration the colours are absolutely permanent. The plaster is exceedingly durable, and, except when saltpetre (which eventually destroys any lime plaster) rises in the walls, it is not affected by a damp atmosphere. In the dry climate of Northern India it was often used for external decoration by the Moguls, and it is quite suitable for this on walls which are not fully exposed to the monsoon rains, or are protected by a verandah.