Opus Reticulatum
Construction technique with cement covered by square blocks of tufa
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Opus reticulatum is a construction technique using small pyramid shaped blocks of tufa set in a core of opus caementicium. The tufa blocks cover the surface, with the pointed end into the cement, so the square bases form a diagonal pattern that resembles a net, hence the name.
This technique was used from the beginning of the first century BCE and is very common until the early imperial period when opus latericium, brickwork, becomes more common.
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The pictures above are taken in the following locations:
- Platner: Topography and Monuments, Other Images Sources (1 photograph )
Documents related to "Opus Reticulatum":
- Opus Caementicium - Construction with cement (Architecture, Lexicon)
- Opus Latericium - Construction technique using bricks and tiles (Architecture, Lexicon)
Documents linking to "Opus Reticulatum":
- Opus Incertum - Construction technique with irregular stones covering a cement core (Architecture, Lexicon)
- Opus Mixtum - Construction technique mixing opus reticulatum and opus latericium (Architecture, Lexicon)
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