Opus signinum ('cocciopesto' in modern Italian) is a building material used in ancient Rome. It is a form of Roman concrete (opus caementicium), ...

Cocciopesto consists of fragments of bricks minutely crushed and is considered a metakaolin, which can be then mixed with lime plaster and was used in antiquity ...

Jan 3, 2021 · Cocciopesto is a waterproof building material used as a wall-covering and a floor-covering in water tanks and aqueducts. It is commonly confused ...

Duration: 2:30
Posted: Aug 24, 2022

This is a waterproof, very hard-wearing covering material. Its technological properties are so outstanding that, initially invented by the ancient Romans, it ...

Cocciopesto 4oz ... Crushed fragments of brick used in antiquity to make mortar or plaster for walls. Mix with lime and sand to make hydraulic plaster, wich ...

An ancient and current material for the renovation and rehabilitation of historic buildings. Foreword. In modern times, the use of lime has been supplanted ...

Nov 10, 2022 · When I finally found my way to the Nicodemi winery in Colline Teramane in Abruzzo in September, I cautiously descended the steep driveway in ...

Duration: 3:51
Posted: Mar 17, 2019