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Drawing conclusions on the cataloguing of external plasters in Venice’s historic centre means, inevitably, reviewing the research of these years from two different points of view. It is necessary to consider, on the one hand, the training of surveyors, the preparation of materials, the inspections and sweeping field surveys, computerised data processing, data bank structure checks and adjustments, and, on the other hand, data interpretation and the possibility of actually making data usable by third parties.
The creation of an abacus of the surveyed historic plasters makes it possible to give a precise reading of the variety of morphological types, always within the various classes, identified according to a chrono-typological categorisation (the four classes of Skim coats, Frescoes, Marmorinos and local traditional plasters).
As against the initial level of knowledge, a review was made of some time intervals with regard to the various classes; data on the different treatments of the main façades, as compared to the lateral or secondary ones, were highlighted; it has been possible to define, in part, the permanence of historic plasters as a percentage of the total external surface treatments. Even though the results of the research can still only be outlined, it is already possible to maintain that the initial goal, namely, the study and understanding of the “face of the historical city”, has been fully attained.