tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414775977222684812.post3192925451069443998..comments2023-08-27T10:10:30.032+02:00Comments on Laws of Silence: The Vandals of ToulouseDauradehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06296473494856239751noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414775977222684812.post-40154479510889576722014-03-04T09:51:29.894+01:002014-03-04T09:51:29.894+01:00I can't really answer these questions. Starti...I can't really answer these questions. Starting backwards, I think they always used mortar but the improved brick had a better surface so it clug on better, more bonded? Interesting how even a dry-stacked wall is pretty solid, held in place by the weight. I've seen houses hear where the wals have come apart at the corners or have enormous fissures. The old guys don't hesitate to Dauradehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296473494856239751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414775977222684812.post-69424353031468563472014-03-04T07:14:41.131+01:002014-03-04T07:14:41.131+01:00"bricks of varying dimensions that were both ..."bricks of varying dimensions that were both easier to cut and allowed for mortar to set better"<br /><br />Not sure why I'm so interested in this brick stuff, but it seem to point back to technological improvements driving improvements in architecture. Ugg, bad sentence, that one. Trying to say that it's becoming easier and easier for people to make what they want to make, so The Gidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04222098025692029885noreply@blogger.com