Crusta, Crustae(91 words)
[German version]
Ancient technical term used in construction technique. According to Vitruvius (2,8,7 and passim), a term for the frames or facings of walls made from cast cement ( opus caementicium ), later used generally for the covering of floors, roofs and walls with stucco, marble, travertine or mosaic. In toreutics crusta also refers to the relief-adorned ‘jacket’, the ‘shell’ surrounding the body of the receptacle proper.
Höcker, Christoph (Kissing)
Bibliography
Georges 1, s.v. c., 1775f.
A. Rumpp, s.v. C., KlP 1, 1336
H.-O. Lamprecht, Opus Caementicium Bautechnik…
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Höcker, Christoph (Kissing),
“Crusta, Crustae”, in:
Brill’s New Pauly, Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and , Helmuth Schneider, English Edition by: Christine F. Salazar, Classical Tradition volumes edited by: Manfred Landfester, English Edition by: Francis G. Gentry.
Consulted online on 23 January 2021 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1574-9347_bnp_e308180>
First published online: 2006
First print edition: 9789004122598, 20110510
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