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Opus testaceum
Also called opus latericium, brick-faced concrete
Roman wall facing of fired brick, typically of triangular bricks with their points in the concrete core, often with bonding courses of large square tiles (bipedales) through the wall. The standard facing of imperial Rome.
See also: Opus caementicium, Bipedalis
Where it appears in the book
In the chapters Walls and Openings.
Nearby in the glossary
Opus incertum · Opus mixtum · Opus quadratum · Opus reticulatum · Orangery · Orchestra · Order · Organic architecture