Fine Marble in Architecture by Studio Marmo & Frederick Bradley
4to. pp. 192. profusely illustrated. CM-Rom enclosed. hardcover. dw. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2001.
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ISBN-10: 0393730743 / ISBN 13: 9780393730746
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An illustrated guide to the finest, most expensive marbles used in interior and exterior architecture.
This lavishly produced catalog outlines the technical characteristics of fine marble: quality, workability, availability, and aesthetic features; offers photographic samples of sixty varieties; and gives information about the production, historical use, and suppliers of the materials. An additional gallery of photographs shows examples of built works using these marbles.
144 color, 48 black-and-white illustrations