From Vitruvius' ceramic powder additives to modern restoration

The text aims at giving a general view of the use of lime mortars additivated with ceramic powder taking advantage of its pozzolanic reactions. It emphasizes the main explicit references of this technique in the ancient writers, starting from Vitruvius and going through important theoreticians of th...

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Main Author: Mário Mendonça de Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Profissional de Conservadores - Restauradores de Portugal 2008-01-01
Series:Conservar Património
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.14568/cp8_5