Opus_mixtum Knowpia

Opus mixtum (Latin: "mixed work"), or opus vagecum and opus compositum, was an ancient Roman construction technique. It can consist in a mix of opus reticulatum and at the angles and the sides of opus latericium. It can also consist of opus vittatum and opus testaceum. Opus mixtum was also used from the 4th to 6th centuries AD.^[1]

Example of *opus mixtum* in the substruction of Brest Castle, France

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^ Harris, Cyril M. (2013-02-28). Illustrated Dictionary of Historic Architecture. Courier Corporation. p. 387. ISBN 978-0-486-13211-2.

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Opus caementicium – Building material used in ancient Rome
Opus incertum – Ancient Roman masonry using irregular stones in a core of concrete
Opus quadratum – Roman masonry using parallel courses of squared stone of the same height
Opus reticulatum – Roman masonry in diamond-shaped bricks of tuff, covering a core of opus caementicium
Jublains archeological site - the forum there is an example

[1] Harris, Cyril M. (2013-02-28). Illustrated Dictionary of Historic Architecture. Courier Corporation. p. 387. ISBN 978-0-486-13211-2.

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