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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A mixture of materials that sets to form a hard, infusible solid. Most mortars are mixtures of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=lime lime], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=plaster | + | A mixture of materials that sets to form a hard, infusible solid. Most mortars are mixtures of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=lime lime], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=plaster%20of%20Paris plaster of Paris] or [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=cement cement] with [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=sand sand] and water. [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Lime%20mortar Lime mortar] is composed of lime, sand and water. It has been used as a support for [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=fresco fresco]. Cement mortar is composed of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=portland%20cement portland cement], sand and water. It is used to fill the joints of brick and stone masonry. Other types of inorganic mortars include [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=adobe adobe], brick dust mortar, and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=hydraulic%20cement hydraulic cement]. Some organic materials that have been used as mortars and mortar modifiers are [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=epoxy epoxy], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=phenolic%20resins phenolic resin] and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=polyester%20resin polyester resin]. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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== Authority == | == Authority == | ||
| − | * | + | * R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, ''Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia'', Dover Publications, New York, 1966 |
| − | * | + | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 175 |
| − | * | + | * Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing) |
| − | * | + | * Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993 |
* ''Dictionary of Building Preservation'', Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996 | * ''Dictionary of Building Preservation'', Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996 | ||
| − | * | + | * Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997 |
* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | * ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | ||
Revision as of 06:52, 24 July 2013
Description
A mixture of materials that sets to form a hard, infusible solid. Most mortars are mixtures of lime, plaster of Paris or cement with sand and water. Lime mortar is composed of lime, sand and water. It has been used as a support for fresco. Cement mortar is composed of portland cement, sand and water. It is used to fill the joints of brick and stone masonry. Other types of inorganic mortars include adobe, brick dust mortar, and hydraulic cement. Some organic materials that have been used as mortars and mortar modifiers are epoxy, phenolic resin and polyester resin.
Synonyms and Related Terms
"mortier (Fr.); argamassa (Port.); masonry cement; cement mortar;
Authority
- R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia, Dover Publications, New York, 1966
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 175
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
- Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000