The Textbook of Architecture

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Opus quadratum

Roman walling of squared stone blocks in regular courses, often of tufa blocks two Roman feet high laid alternately as headers and stretchers.

See also: Isodomum, Header, Stretcher

Where it appears in the book

In the chapters Walls and Openings.

Nearby in the glossary

Optical refinements · Opus caementicium · Opus incertum · Opus mixtum · Opus reticulatum · Opus testaceum · Orangery · Orchestra