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Marble facades structural decay due to bowing – A comprehensive review
Pires, Vera; Lisci, Carla; Sitzia, Fabio; Lopes, Luis; Mirao, Jose; Dias, luis; neves, samuelNatural stone has been used in façades for centuries. Initially, stone elements were rather thick when used as construction elements, and the durability was appropriate. Scientific research on the properties of marble began in the late 19th century. In the following years, the thicknessof naturalfacadestonesdecreasedfromover1000mm(asinconstructionelements) to20-50mm (incladdingapplications)becauseofnewcuttingte...
Simplified Chinese lacquer techniques and Nanban style decoration on Luso-Asian...
Korber, Ulrika; Schilling, Michael R.; Barrocas Dias, Cristina; Dias, luisThe meeting of multiple cultures and their mutual influence during the Portuguese expansion in Asia led to the emergence of different types of fusion styles in objects commissioned by the settlers, merchants, and religious orders present in Portuguese India. The east-Asian lacquer coatings of modestly sized wooden objects of various types dating from the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries have been analy...