Identifying marbles

Identifying marbles (LIB6882)
LIB6882

Identifying Marble, by J. Dubary de Lassale, Ed. Vial, 10 inches x 14 inches ( 25 cm x 35 cm ), hardcover book with 304 full color pages - English edition

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Informações sobre o livro

Autor :Jacques Dubary de Lassale
Editor :Vial (2006)
Encadernação :Hardcover w/jacket (304 full color pages) 10 inches x 14 inches
Língua :English
ISBN :978-2-85101-065-0
EAN :9782851010650
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Descrição

This large hardcover book with 304 full color pages with great pictures is entirely dedicated to marble.
Reference work for the knowledge of marbles with more than 150 marbles presented, each marble is listed and its history is described.
The exceptional quality of Sylvie Barco's photographs facilitates the identification of marbles.

Contents:

  • The formation of marble
  • The origins of color in marble
  • The history of extraction and transportation
  • The use of marble by wood-workers and cabinet-makers
  • Contemporary techniques and extraction techniques
  • Marbres: the reds, the yellows, the violets, the greens, the whites, the polychromes, the blacks
  • Index by alplabetical order
  • Index by color and by country

The English texts are written by Jacques Dubary de Lassale.