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'''Polygonal masonry''' is a technique of stone construction of the ancient Mediterranean world. True polygonal masonry is a technique wherein the visible surfaces of the stones are [[Wiktionary:dress|dressed]] with straight sides or joints, giving the block the appearance of a polygon.<ref name="Wright2009">{{cite book|author=G.R.H. Wright|title=Ancient Building Technology, Volume 3: Construction (2 Vols)|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=CQHsKG6g5zwC&pg=PA154|date=23 November 2009|publisher=BRILL|isbn=90-04-17745-0|pages=154–}}</ref> |
'''Polygonal masonry''' is a technique of stone construction of the ancient Mediterranean world. True polygonal masonry is a technique wherein the visible surfaces of the stones are [[Wiktionary:dress|dressed]] with straight sides or joints, giving the block the appearance of a polygon.<ref name="Wright2009">{{cite book|author=G.R.H. Wright|title=Ancient Building Technology, Volume 3: Construction (2 Vols)|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=CQHsKG6g5zwC&pg=PA154|date=23 November 2009|publisher=BRILL|isbn=90-04-17745-0|pages=154–}}</ref> |
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[[File:Polygonal masonry wall, Amelia, Italy.JPG|thumb|Section of the ancient polygonal masonry wall of Amelia, Italy (ancient [[Amelia, Umbria|Ameria]])]] |
[[File:Polygonal masonry wall, Amelia, Italy.JPG|thumb|Section of the ancient polygonal masonry wall of Amelia, Italy (ancient [[Amelia, Umbria|Ameria]])]] |
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The so-called Porta Rosa of the ancient city of [[Velia]] employs a variant of the technique known as Lesbian masonry.<ref name="Wright2009" |
The so-called Porta Rosa of the ancient city of [[Velia]] employs a variant of the technique known as Lesbian masonry.<ref name="Wright2009"/> |
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* [[Tenney Frank|Frank, T.]] 1924. “Roman buildings of the Republic: an attempt to date them from their materials.” ''MAAR'' 3. |
* [[Tenney Frank|Frank, T.]] 1924. “Roman buildings of the Republic: an attempt to date them from their materials.” ''MAAR'' 3. |
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* [[Giuseppe Lugli|G. Lugli.]] 1957. ''La tecnica edilizia Romana''. 2 v. Bardi. |
* [[Giuseppe Lugli|G. Lugli.]] 1957. ''La tecnica edilizia Romana''. 2 v. Bardi. |
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* [[Pierre Gros|P. Gros]]. 1996. ''L'architecture romaine: du début du IIIe siècle av. J.-C. à la fin du Haut-Empire''. 2 v. Paris: Picard. |
* [[Pierre Gros|P. Gros]]. 1996. ''L'architecture romaine: du début du IIIe siècle av. J.-C. à la fin du Haut-Empire''. 2 v. Paris: Picard. |
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Polygonal masonry is a technique of stone construction of the ancient Mediterranean world. True polygonal masonry is a technique wherein the visible surfaces of the stones are dressed with straight sides or joints, giving the block the appearance of a polygon.[1]
This technique is found throughout the Mediterranean and sometimes corresponds to the less technical category of Cyclopean masonry.[2]
Italy
In Italy it is particularly indicative of the region of Latium, but it occurs also in Etruria, Lucania, Samnium, and Umbria; scholars including Giuseppe Lugli have carried out studies of the technique. Some notable sites that have fortification walls built in this technique include Norba, Signia, Alatri, Boiano, Circeo, Cosa, Alba Fucens, Palestrina, and Terracina.[3]
The so-called Porta Rosa of the ancient city of Velia employs a variant of the technique known as Lesbian masonry.[1]
References
- ^ a b G.R.H. Wright (23 November 2009). Ancient Building Technology, Volume 3: Construction (2 Vols). BRILL. pp. 154–. ISBN 90-04-17745-0.
- ^ Carmelo G. Malacrino (2010). Constructing the Ancient World: Architectural Techniques of the Greeks and Romans. Getty Publications. pp. 97–. ISBN 978-1-60606-016-2.
- ^ Jeffrey Alan Becker (2007). The Building Blocks of Empire: Civic Architecture, Central Italy, and the Roman Middle Republic. ProQuest. pp. 109–. ISBN 978-0-549-55847-7.