Giotto’s Bell Tower is known as one of the most important religious buildings of the 14th century in Florence (Italy). Its different construction phases have been well documented over time. The possibility of analyzing mortars collected from different construction phases, allowed us a complete chemical, mineralogical, petrographic, physical and mechanical characterization of these materials, improving the knowledge of building technologies and raw materials used at different times. In addition, knowing the approximate time of production of the mortar samples, it was possible to verify if they are suitable for radiocarbon dating.
The mortars of Giotto’s Bell Tower (Florence, Italy): raw materials and technologies / Emma Cantisani, Sara Calandra, Serena Barone, Samuele Caciagli, Mariaelena Fedi, Carlo Alberto Garzonio,Lucia Liccioli, Barbara Salvadori, Teresa Salvatici, Silvia Vettori. - In: CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS. - ISSN 0950-0618. - ELETTRONICO. - (2020), pp. 1-11. [10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.120801]
The mortars of Giotto’s Bell Tower (Florence, Italy): raw materials and technologies
Emma Cantisani
;Sara Calandra;Serena Barone;Mariaelena Fedi;Carlo Alberto Garzonio;Lucia Liccioli;Teresa Salvatici;
2020
Abstract
Giotto’s Bell Tower is known as one of the most important religious buildings of the 14th century in Florence (Italy). Its different construction phases have been well documented over time. The possibility of analyzing mortars collected from different construction phases, allowed us a complete chemical, mineralogical, petrographic, physical and mechanical characterization of these materials, improving the knowledge of building technologies and raw materials used at different times. In addition, knowing the approximate time of production of the mortar samples, it was possible to verify if they are suitable for radiocarbon dating.
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