I fell in love with our July/August cover, which photographer Dave Yoder shot from the top of Milan’s magnificent Duomo. Commissioned in the 14th century, the towering cathedral—which ...

The techniques of the team in Milan would also be recognisable to the craftsmen of old, albeit with some technological help. First, Calderino, 46, makes a rough outline in the marble with his chisel.

Restoring Milan's Duomo, one statue at a time. But decades of harsh weather, pollution and the bombings of the Second World War have taken their toll on the Duomo's statues.