Previously owned by Phoebe Stanley, a "gypsy queen" from West Natick, Mass., whose family of Romanichals, gypsies from the British Isles, immigrated to New England in the 1850's, the wagon is especially challenging to restorers because its layers of paint were exposed to weather and extremes in relative humidity and was repainted or covered with inappropriate coating.
BECAUSE of its layers of cultural, political and literary complexity (not to mention its length), the decision to read "The Tale of Genji" requires a subsequent decision about which guide to choose.
But the example of Italy, considered by some the mother lode of classical antiquities because of its layers of ancient civilizations, has been closely watched by museums, art dealers and collectors and archaeologists, who have different stakes in the centuries-old dispute over who may claim possession of the remains of past civilizations.
Homer flees in a hearse and arrives at his home where he finds that his family survived the blast because their house was protected by its layers of lead paint.
The layered clay mineral vermiculite (Ver) becomes a promising carrier in the area of antibacterial or antimycotic compounds because its layer charge is greater than that of the most commonly used montmorillonite (Mt).
Established in 1892, Old Town has an antique cash register and a long mahogany counter that you know is venerable because of its stratified layers of historic stickiness (also, in the men's room, there are massive, hundred-plus-year-old Hinsdale urinals, which Bloomberg has referred to as "regal receptacles").
Pizza will be one of the first items printed because of its natural layers of ingredients.
Environmental groups contend harsh and shifting weather conditions make it impossible to drill in the Arctic, a region with a fragile environment that helps regulate the global climate because of its vast layers of sea ice.
Scientists are keen to explore the mountain because its sedimentary layers provide snapshots of Martian history.
"We're excited about it because the layers of the movie fit with the layers of the game," said Mr. Weinstock of Sony.
Still, his account achieves both intimacy and vibrancy because of the richness of its layering, its nonstop accumulation of analyzed detail.
