What does misrestore mean?
Misrestore means To restore improperly; to err in the restoration of..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
To restore improperly; to err in the restoration of..
Using vase paintings, it has been possible to correct the arm positions that the Naples Museum had misrestored.
The musician plays the long-necked lute, and the fact that its neck extends up towward the right-hand dancer's face, while the middle part of the instrument has been virtually obliterated by water streaming in through the vault, caused the Spanish team to identify the woman as a flautist—and perhaps to misrestore her right hand.
Note that Labat, RSO32.117, 121 misrestores and consequently mistranslates this passage.
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Misrestore means To restore improperly; to err in the restoration of..
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Using vase paintings, it has been possible to correct the arm positions that the Naples Museum had misrestored.
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