Research Article

Mortier et Béton de Sol : Un Etat de la Question

Number: 9 December 31, 2016
  • Veronique Vassal
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Mortier et Béton de Sol : Un Etat de la Question

Abstract

After a brief presentation of the various materials used in these pavements and the description of their decorative repertoires, we discuss the question of vocabulary. Indeed, for several years, many problems of terminology divide the scientific community. The study of ancient texts and the different interpretations of the De Architectura of Vitruvius, rather than clarifying the study of this type of pavement lead to make it more confusing. A detailed commentary of the new terminology defined by Italian researchers, shows that it is not easy to standardize the descriptions. Further difficulties arise when it comes to translate a word in another language, as interpretation often generates new ambiguities. I consider mortar pavements as the most suitable general term for this pavement type, because mortar is the basic component and at the same time the most neutral term. Finally, it seems appropriate to revisit the term of terrazzo-signinum used widely, (perhaps wrongly) in the French archaeological literature.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Archaeology

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Veronique Vassal This is me

Publication Date

December 31, 2016

Submission Date

May 25, 2015

Acceptance Date

November 6, 2016

Published in Issue

Year 2016 Number: 9

APA
Vassal, V. (2016). Mortier et Béton de Sol : Un Etat de la Question. Journal of Mosaic Research, 9, 95-119. https://doi.org/10.26658/jmr.311213
AMA
1.Vassal V. Mortier et Béton de Sol : Un Etat de la Question. JMR. 2016;(9):95-119. doi:10.26658/jmr.311213
Chicago
Vassal, Veronique. 2016. “Mortier et Béton de Sol : Un Etat de la Question”. Journal of Mosaic Research, nos. 9: 95-119. https://doi.org/10.26658/jmr.311213.
EndNote
Vassal V (December 1, 2016) Mortier et Béton de Sol : Un Etat de la Question. Journal of Mosaic Research 9 95–119.
IEEE
[1]V. Vassal, “Mortier et Béton de Sol : Un Etat de la Question”, JMR, no. 9, pp. 95–119, Dec. 2016, doi: 10.26658/jmr.311213.
ISNAD
Vassal, Veronique. “Mortier et Béton de Sol : Un Etat de la Question”. Journal of Mosaic Research. 9 (December 1, 2016): 95-119. https://doi.org/10.26658/jmr.311213.
JAMA
1.Vassal V. Mortier et Béton de Sol : Un Etat de la Question. JMR. 2016;:95–119.
MLA
Vassal, Veronique. “Mortier et Béton de Sol : Un Etat de la Question”. Journal of Mosaic Research, no. 9, Dec. 2016, pp. 95-119, doi:10.26658/jmr.311213.
Vancouver
1.Veronique Vassal. Mortier et Béton de Sol : Un Etat de la Question. JMR. 2016 Dec. 1;(9):95-119. doi:10.26658/jmr.311213

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