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en.wikipedia.org › Opus_spicatum

Opus spicatum

Opus spicatum, literally "spiked work," is a type of masonry construction used in Roman and medieval times. It consists of bricks, tiles or cut stone

Updated: April 13, 2026
en.wikipedia.org › Roman_masonry

Roman masonry

techniques made out of bricks and stones in Ancient Rome. The Latin word opus translates into “work” and in the more narrow sense to the meaning of masonry

Updated: September 22, 2026
en.wikipedia.org › Hadrian's_Villa

Hadrian's Villa

Beyond the exedra is a courtyard paved with opus spicatum (herringbone tiles) and surrounded by marble opus sectile floors. Facing it on the south is the

Updated: October 21, 2026
en.wikipedia.org › Herringbone

Herringbone

pattern of airliner seating A bonding pattern of brickwork, also known as opus spicatum Herringbone stitch A type of braided hairstyle, which is also known

Updated: March 24, 2024
en.wikipedia.org › Index_of_ancient_Rome–related_articles

Index of ancient Rome–related articles

mixtum Opus quadratum Opus regulatum Opus reticulatum Opus sectile Opus signinum Opus spicatum Opus tessellatum Opus testaceum Opus vermiculatum Opus vittatum

Updated: September 4, 2026
en.wikipedia.org › Grottoes_of_Catullus

Grottoes of Catullus

grande oliveto, was occupied by a garden. On the southern side, under an opus spicatum floor, there is a large cistern almost forty-three meters long, which

Updated: July 18, 2026
en.wikipedia.org › Brick

Brick

construction Opus mixtum – Combination of Roman construction techniques Opus spicatum – Masonry pattern used in Roman and medieval times Opus vittatum –

Updated: October 4, 2026
en.wikipedia.org › Santa_Cecilia_in_Trastevere

Santa Cecilia in Trastevere

remains of Roman construction, are cylindrical well-like granaries in opus spicatum (illustration).[citation needed] Cavagna Sangiuliani di Gualdana, Antonio

Updated: June 2, 2026
en.wikipedia.org › Studley,_Warwickshire

Studley, Warwickshire

12th-century north wall and window of Norman date, fine surviving examples of opus spicatum or herringbone masonry, a medieval rood screen, Elizabethan era table

Updated: August 12, 2026
en.wikipedia.org › Brickwork

Brickwork

perpendicular to the join of the four pairs around it. The herringbone pattern (opus spicatum) made by placing soldiers next to stretchers or vice versa (i.e. headers

Updated: October 4, 2026