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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
Any cement used for mortar of masonry walls. Masonry cements usually start with a [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=portland cement portland cement] base with hydrated [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=lime lime], crushed [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=limestone limestone], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=diatomaceous earth diatomaceous earth], or granulated [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=slag slag] additions to aid in spreading.
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Any cement used for mortar of masonry walls. Masonry cements usually start with a [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=portland%20cement portland cement] base with hydrated [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=lime lime], crushed [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=limestone limestone], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=diatomaceous%20earth diatomaceous earth], or granulated [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=slag slag] additions to aid in spreading.
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
  
"mortier de ciment (Fr.); pltre  enduit (Fr.); argamassa de cimento (Port.)
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"mortier de ciment (Fr.); plâtre à enduit (Fr.); argamassa de cimento (Port.)
  
 
== Authority ==
 
== Authority ==
  
* G.S.Brady, G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 173
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* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 173
  
 
* ''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
  
* Ivan Myjer, contributed information, 1998, Ivan Myjer, contributed information, 1998
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* Ivan Myjer, contributed information, 1998
  
 
* Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000
 
* Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000

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Wall of granite with cement mortar

Description

Any cement used for mortar of masonry walls. Masonry cements usually start with a portland cement base with hydrated lime, crushed limestone, diatomaceous earth, or granulated slag additions to aid in spreading.

Synonyms and Related Terms

"mortier de ciment (Fr.); plâtre à enduit (Fr.); argamassa de cimento (Port.)

Authority

  • G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 173
  • Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
  • Ivan Myjer, contributed information, 1998

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