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CONTENTS

JOSEPH W. SHAW – MINOAN ARCHITECTURE: MATERIALS

Introduction

Abbreviations

Credits

Chapter I – Stone

A) Building Stone

    Limestone

    Gypsum

    Sandstone

    Schist

    Conglomerate

    Other Stones

B) Quarryng and the Transportation of Stone

    Sandstone and Limestone Quarries

    Gypsum Quarries

    Transportation

C) Tools for Building

    Double-axes

    Adzes

    Axes-adzes

    Picks and Double-adzes

    Hammers

    Saws

    Stone-cutting with Saws

    Drills

    Chisels

D) Masonry

     Foundation

     Rubble Walls

     Ashlar Walls

      Orthostates

      Coursed Ashlar Masonry

      Techniques of Building

      Examples of Coursed Ashlar Walls

      Plaster on Ashlar Façades

      Mason's Marks

E) Special Uses of Cut Stone

    Column Bases

    Stone Drainage Channels

Chapter II – Wood

A) Types and Evidence

B) Chief Uses of Wood in Architecture

C) Wooden Clamps and Dowels

    Wooden Clamps

    Round Dowels

    Square Dowls

Chapter III – Sun-dried Mud Brick and Terracotta

A) Sun-dried Mud Brick

    Composition and Technique

    Evidence on Sites

    Sizes

B) Terracotta

    Pipes

    Channels and Catch-Basins

    Flooring Tiles

Chapter IV – Lime and Clay Plaster

Composition and Early Uses

Later Uses and the Preparation of Lime Plaster

Tarazza

Ceiling and Roofs

Calcestruzzo

Appendixes

A) Metal used in Building

B) "White Earth" or Asprochroma

C) Analyses of Plasters

D) Column Bases: Stone Types and Sites

E) Column Bases with Mortises

F) Stone "Ceremonial" Hammers

G) Six mortised Blocks from Knossos

H) New Window Sills

I) Dimensions of Mud Bricks

J) Terracotta Pipes, Channels, and Catch-Basins

 

Atti della Scuola

List of Illustrations

General Index