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Definition of Opus incertum

Opus incertum
Opus incertum. [L.] (Arch.) See under Incertum.
Opus incertum
Incertum In*cer"tum, a. Doubtful; not of definite form. Opus incertum (Anc. Arch.), a kind of masonry employed in building walls, in which the stones were not squared nor laid in courses; rubblework.

Meaning of Opus incertum from wikipedia

- Reticulate work developed in response to the advent of opus caementicium and its predecessor, opus incertum.: 136–45  This was to accommodate both the new building...
- Opus incertum ("irregular work") was an ancient Roman construction technique, using irregularly shaped and randomly placed uncut stones or fist-sized...
- reuse of opus quadratum Masonry and other construction types Opus incertum – Ancient Roman masonry using irregular stones in a core of concrete Opus isodomum –...
- Opus caementicium – Building material used in ancient Rome Opus incertum – Ancient Roman masonry using irregular stones in a core of concrete Opus quadratum –...
- Intarsia Marquetry opus incertum – Ancient Roman masonry using irregular stones in a core of concrete Opus mixtum, also known as opus compositum – Combination...
- structures primarily consist of opus incertum supported by limestone ashlar pillars except at the southern end where the opus incertum leans against the tufa ashlar...
- the wall infill of stones in mortar called opus incertum. An example of this technique is the House of Opus Crati**** in Herculaneum. This building, which...
- tabernae (shops) at the front of the building. These spaces constructed in opus incertum (rubble stonework) were probably currency exchanges. A further portico...
- the AQVEDVCTIVM on the Caelian hill, of the Republican building in opus incertum at Testaccio (with Lucos Cozza), and of the area of the Circus Flaminius...
- limestone period (3rd century BC) since the entrance consists entirely of opus incertum with cruma and lava. The limestone framework of the southern wall of...