Zprávy památkové péče 2017, 77(3):260-264
Opus Pavimentum - historic lime mortar floors from the material perspective
- GnŘ, NPÚ
Floors prepared from lime mortars with air lime are still preserved in many of our heritage properties; at the same time, in many cases this may be a type of flooring that does not receive adequate attention, thus making them vulnerable. This type of flooring may be described as an ancestor, and for so-called terraced (terrazzo) floors as variants of floors with mosaic decoration. This article provides basic information on the topic of the mortar of historic lime floors and introduces the reader to some examples of lesser known historic mortar floors.
Tying in with the already published results of the material research, it brings new results of the material research on the lime floor preserved at SH Švihov.
The article briefly introduces the basic characteristics of mortar floors, according to which this group of historical floor coatings can be identified, as well as basic information on the process of their documentation, sampling, and rescue.
Keywords: floors, lime mortars, material composition of mortar
Published: September 1, 2017 Show citation
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