Classical Studies 2700A/B Lecture : October 10 2013.docx

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 2700A/B
• Professor: Les Murison

Document Summary

Mining in middle ages a lot of metal nails, pipes, clamps and decorative features (most were made with bronze) Middle ages bronze was found very easily (people picked apart coliseum to get bronze) Terracotta (cooked earth/baked earth) cooked clay (roof tiles and pipes also eaves trough) Stucco lime based plaster (as opposed to gypsum based plaster) Difference gypsum is very powdery, chalk like. Stucco is very hard and is more of a protective coating for exteriors and decorative for interior. Romans produced columns more cheaper columns then greeks they made curved bricks, stacked them, then coated them with stucco on the outside (cannot flute) Most roman buildings have lost their stucco finishes. There are various examples of stucco painted red (pompeii volcano, there was all ash but no lava) Marble more decorative in rome (tiles and slabs), and it was more decorative and different styles of marble. More common was wall paintings in naples paintings were modern.