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Endpaper from a book published in Scotland in 1842. Encyclopædia Britannica, 7th edition. Paper marbling is a method of aqueous surface design, which can produce patterns similar to smooth marble or other kinds of stone. [1]
Bookmatching is the practice of matching two (or more) wood or stone surfaces, so that two adjoining surfaces mirror each other, giving the impression of an opened book. [ 1 ] Overview
Marble is a metamorphic rock consisting of carbonate minerals (most commonly calcite (CaCO 3) or dolomite (CaMg(CO 3) 2) that have recrystallized under the influence of heat and pressure. [1] It has a crystalline texture, and is typically not foliated , although there are exceptions.
Marble from Fauske Municipality in Norway Blocks of Carrara marble in Italy. The following is a list of various types of marble according to location. (NB: Marble-like stone which is not true marble according to geologists is included, but is indicated by italics with geologic classification given as footnote.
Nero Marquina marble (mármol Negro Marquina [1]) is a high quality, black bituminous limestone extracted from the region of Markina, Basque Country in northern Spain. [2] This variety of natural stone gets its black color from naturally-occurring bitumen .
Meštrović used a style of deliberate linear design, with the texture of the marble made rough for clothes while smooth for skin, a technique used for many of his other works. [5]: 32 The figure of Nicodemus bares the facial figures of Meštrović himself, an example of artistic self-insertion.
Chef/owner of Little Goat Diner in Chicago, where she serves her take on a ribeye sammie, Izard likes the cut for its "succulent, fatty" texture that holds up to toppings, cheese, and condiments.
Lorenzo Bartolini, (Italian, 1777–1850), La Table aux Amours (The Demidoff Table), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, Marble sculpture. Marble has been the preferred material for stone monumental sculpture since ancient times, with several advantages over its more common geological "parent" limestone, in particular the ability to absorb light a small distance into the surface before ...