Pigments—Arsenic-based yellows and reds

E Gliozzo, L Burgio - Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 2022 - Springer
This review offers an update on arsenic-bearing minerals and pigments with the aim of
serving as a guide for the study of Cultural Heritage materials in which these materials can …

Mortars and plasters—How mortars were made. The literary sources

LC Lancaster - Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 2021 - Springer
This article examines the ancient literary evidence for information regarding the ingredients
and processes employed to make mortar, plaster, and sealants. The information from the …

Mortars and masonry—structural lime and gypsum mortars in Antiquity and Middle Ages

P Vitti - Archaeological and anthropological sciences, 2021 - Springer
Mortar is of fundamental importance for the building technology. It is used to bind together
masonry units and ease the building process. Several building techniques evolved to take …

Wall paintings through the ages: the roman period—Republic and early Empire

M Salvadori, C Sbrolli - Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 2021 - Springer
This paper aims at presenting an overview of Roman wall painting production between late
Republic and the early Empire. It will focus on the technique and style of in situ wall …

The ecology and bioactivity of some Greco-Roman medicinal minerals: the case of Melos earth pigments

CW Knapp, GE Christidis, D Venieri, I Gounaki… - Archaeological and …, 2021 - Springer
Mineral compounds, as pigments and therapeutics, appeared regularly in the technical and
medical texts of the Greco-Roman (GR) world. We have referred to them as 'GR medicinal …