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The Opificio delle pietre dure, literally meaning "Workshop of semi-precious stones", is a public institute of the Italian Ministry for Cultural Heritage based in Florence. It is a global leader in the field of art restoration and provides teaching as one of two Italian state conservation schools (the other being the Istituto Superiore per la ...
Outside of subsequent retellings of the tale of the Dropa stones no mention has been found of Chu Pu Tei or Tsum Um Nui, or of their academic work. [2] It has also been suggested that neither is a real Chinese name, although starting from the 2000s they are sometimes rendered as Qu Futai and Chen Wenming, respectively.
There is a small percent of tales in which apa moartǎ is a poisonous drink that kills any person who drinks it. [ 2 ] [ 4 ] Examples of the use of apa vie can be found in the fairy tales " Prâslea the Brave and the Golden Apples " and " Greuceanu ."
Pietra serena was very popular in Italian Renaissance architecture, and because of this the quarries where the stone was found were exploited.Numerous quarries surrounding the Florentine region of Italy have been found both under and above ground, and each quarry was distinct in the variety of pietra serena formed there due to the differing style of rock formation.
Msoura (also Mzoura, Mezora, Mçora, M'Zorah, M'Sora or Mzora) [1] is an archaeological site of a stone circle in northern Morocco.It is located near Chouahed village, 15 kilometers southeast of Asilah, and consists of 167 monoliths surrounding a tumulus 58 m long, 54 m wide, with a height of 6 m.
A rough specimen of bloodstone. Heliotropes (from Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios) 'sun' and τρέπειν (trépein) 'to turn') (also called ematille, Indian bloodstones, or simply bloodstones) are aggregate minerals, and cryptocrystalline mixture of quartz that occurs mostly as jasper or sometimes as chalcedony (translucent).
The Pierre de Laitre, at 624 metres (2,047 ft) above sea level, is easily accessible after a climb of 150 metres (490 ft) from the Grandrupt forest road in the Kemberg massif. There is a gazebo on top of the stone with a protective barrier from which there is a good view over the valley and the village of Taintrux.
The Golia Tower. Located in the middle of the old Moldavian capital and raised on the foundation of the church erected, in the 16th century, by the boyar Ioan Golia, the monastery was rebuilt on a greater scale by Prince Vasile Lupu, between 1650 and 1653, and completed by his son Ştefăniţă.