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Opus latericium (Latin for "brick work") is an ancient Roman form of construction in which coarse-laid brickwork is used to face a core of opus caementicium.[1]
Opus latericium was the dominant form of wall construction in the imperial era.[1]
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[edit] References
- ^ a b Roth, Leland M. (1993). Understanding Architecture: Its Elements, History and Meaning (First ed.). Boulder, CO: Westview Press. pp. 222. ISBN 0-06-430158-3.
[edit] External links
- Opus caementicium, Roman walls showing opus latericium and other forms
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