Characterization and Analysis of the Mortars in the Church of the Company of Jesus—Quito (Ecuador)
The Church of the Company of Jesus in Quito (1605–1765) is one of the most remarkable examples of colonial religious architecture on the World Heritage List. This church has multiple constructive phases and several interventions with no clear record of the entire architectural site, including the hi...
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| author | M. Lenin Lara David Sanz-Arauz Sol López-Andrés Inés del Pino |
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| description | The Church of the Company of Jesus in Quito (1605–1765) is one of the most remarkable examples of colonial religious architecture on the World Heritage List. This church has multiple constructive phases and several interventions with no clear record of the entire architectural site, including the historical mortars. A total of 14 samples of coating mortars inside the central nave were taken, with the protocols suggested by the research team and a comparative sample of the architectural group that does not have intervention. The analysis presented in this paper focuses on mineralogical characterization, semi-quantitative analysis by X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy with microanalysis of the samples. The results showed the presence of volcanic aggregate lime and gypsum, used in lining mortars and joint mortars. Mineralogical and textural composition data have allowed the mortar samples to be relatively dated. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bb376d0ad9e24bf8ad3320c10cac94882023-11-22T04:28:32ZengMDPI AGMinerals2075-163X2021-07-0111778110.3390/min11070781Characterization and Analysis of the Mortars in the Church of the Company of Jesus—Quito (Ecuador)M. Lenin Lara0David Sanz-Arauz1Sol López-Andrés2Inés del Pino3Department of Construction and Architectural Technology, Polytechnic University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, SpainDepartment of Construction and Architectural Technology, Polytechnic University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, SpainMineralogy and Petrology Department, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, SpainFaculty of Arts, Design and Architecture, Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador, Quito 170411, EcuadorThe Church of the Company of Jesus in Quito (1605–1765) is one of the most remarkable examples of colonial religious architecture on the World Heritage List. This church has multiple constructive phases and several interventions with no clear record of the entire architectural site, including the historical mortars. A total of 14 samples of coating mortars inside the central nave were taken, with the protocols suggested by the research team and a comparative sample of the architectural group that does not have intervention. The analysis presented in this paper focuses on mineralogical characterization, semi-quantitative analysis by X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy with microanalysis of the samples. The results showed the presence of volcanic aggregate lime and gypsum, used in lining mortars and joint mortars. Mineralogical and textural composition data have allowed the mortar samples to be relatively dated.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/11/7/781lime mortarsgypsum mortarsmineralogy of historical mortarsquito cultural heritagechurch of the company of jesus in quito |
| spellingShingle | M. Lenin Lara David Sanz-Arauz Sol López-Andrés Inés del Pino Characterization and Analysis of the Mortars in the Church of the Company of Jesus—Quito (Ecuador) Minerals lime mortars gypsum mortars mineralogy of historical mortars quito cultural heritage church of the company of jesus in quito |
| title | Characterization and Analysis of the Mortars in the Church of the Company of Jesus—Quito (Ecuador) |
| title_full | Characterization and Analysis of the Mortars in the Church of the Company of Jesus—Quito (Ecuador) |
| title_fullStr | Characterization and Analysis of the Mortars in the Church of the Company of Jesus—Quito (Ecuador) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Characterization and Analysis of the Mortars in the Church of the Company of Jesus—Quito (Ecuador) |
| title_short | Characterization and Analysis of the Mortars in the Church of the Company of Jesus—Quito (Ecuador) |
| title_sort | characterization and analysis of the mortars in the church of the company of jesus quito ecuador |
| topic | lime mortars gypsum mortars mineralogy of historical mortars quito cultural heritage church of the company of jesus in quito |
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