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In the 14th century, decorative plasterwork called pargeting was being used in South-East England to decorate the exterior of timber-framed buildings. This is a form of incised, moulded or modelled ornament, executed in lime putty or mixtures of lime and gypsum plaster.
The term stucco refers to plasterwork that is worked in some way to produce relief decoration, rather than flat surfaces. The most common types of plaster mainly contain either gypsum, lime, or cement, [3] but all work in a similar way. The plaster is manufactured as a dry powder and is mixed with water to form a stiff but workable paste ...
The pyramids in Egypt contain plasterwork executed at least four thousand years ago, probably much earlier, and yet existing, hard and durable, at the present time. [2] From recent discoveries it has been ascertained that the principal tools of the plasterer of that time were practically identical in design, shape and purpose with those used today.
Many examples of Mudéjar plasterwork throughout Castile can be attributed to craftsmen from this city. From the 11th century to the mid-14th century, such plasterwork continued to be dominated by motifs of Islamic origin that are similar to contemporary Almoravid, Almohad, or Nasrid art.
Pargeting on the upper wall of the County Museum in Clare, Suffolk. Pargeting (or sometimes pargetting) is a decorative or waterproofing plastering applied to building walls. . The term, if not the practice, is particularly associated with the English counties of Suffolk and Ess
Articles relating to plasterwork, construction or ornamentation done with plaster, such as a layer of plaster on an interior or exterior wall structure, or plaster decorative moldings on ceilings or walls.
Lath seen from the back with white plaster coat oozing through. Lath and plaster is a building process used to finish mainly interior dividing walls and ceilings. It consists of narrow strips of wood which are nailed horizontally across the wall studs or ceiling joists and then coated in plaster.
Styles. Islamic; Yemeni; Nabataean; Umayyad; Abbasid; Fatimid; Moorish; Mamluk; Features . Ablaq; Alfiz; Arabesque; Arabic dome; Banna'i; Gardens; Girih; Horseshoe ...