Archaeometric study of bricks from the ancient defence walls around the town of Pavia in northern Italy;Investigación arqueométrica de los ladrillos de las antiguas murallas defensivas de la ciudad de Pavía (norte de Italia)

Materiales de Construccion

Volumn 56, Issue 283, 2006, Pages 5-23

  Setti, M ^a   Nicola, C ^a,c   Lopez Galindo A ^b   Lodola, S ^a   Maccabruni, C ^a   Veniale, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTO ANDALUZ DE CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bricks; Chemical composition; Colour; Pavia; Roman Spanish walls

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE CONTENT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; FIRING TEMPERATURE; LOWER TEMPERATURES; PAVIA; RESTORATION WORKS; ROMAN SPANISH WALLS; WEATHER RESISTANCE;

BRICKMAKING; COLOR;

BRICK;

EID: 33749238738     PISSN: 04652746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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