Esgrafiados
Posted in Calle Real, Curiosity, Photo, General, Velilla, lower Rades on February 22nd, 2009 by Discovers PedrazaThe esgrafiado is a decoration skill for building fronts that consists, by means of staff or drawing, of removing the first layer of the plaster creating a form in relief. Lime, sand, cement and water are the materials to be used, together with a staff and a grafio or punch.
The Mudejars it became fashionable in the peninsula, but earlier Etruscans and Romans used it. In Spain we find few examples of this skill principally in Barcelona, Burgos and Avila.
It is a Segovia and his province the one that hoards big quantity of models of this skill.
We leave to you a sample of the esgrafiados of Pedraza.
The same as above: Street Wearing shoes and Real Street of Pedraza of the Saw.
The lower ones: The Velilla and lower Rades.
Photos javic for Descubre Pedraza
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