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  2. Rustication (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    Illustration to Serlio, rusticated doorway of the type now called a Gibbs surround, 1537. Although rustication is known from a few buildings of Greek and Roman antiquity, for example Rome's Porta Maggiore, the method first became popular during the Renaissance, when the stone work of lower floors and sometimes entire facades of buildings were finished in this manner. [4]

  3. Is Limestone or Quartzite Better for a Fireplace Surround ...

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    Maintaining a fireplace surround is relative straightforward. Simply make a habit of cleaning the fireplace surround with water and a mild cleaner to keep the stone free of dust, dirt, and soot ...

  4. List of decorative stones - Wikipedia

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    Natural stone is used as architectural stone (construction, flooring, cladding, counter tops, curbing, etc.) and as raw block and monument stone for the funerary trade. Natural stone is also used in custom stone engraving. The engraved stone can be either decorative or functional. Natural memorial stones are used as natural burial markers.

  5. Stonemasonry - Wikipedia

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    A 15-storey apartment building in La Tourette (Marseille), designed by Fernand Pouillon.Constructed using the massive precut stone method. Gobekli Tepe, early monumental Neolithic stonemasonry using flint-carved limestone columns (~9500 BCE) 12th-century stonemasonry at Angkor Wat Diamond-wire saw in use for quarrying marble Stonemason working with medieval tools Stonemasonry with andesite ...

  6. Sett (paving) - Wikipedia

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    A sett, also known as a block or Belgian block, [1] is a broadly rectangular quarried stone used in paving roads and walkways. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Formerly in widespread use, particularly on steeper streets because setts provided horses' hooves with better grip than a smooth surface, they are now encountered more usually as decorative stone paving in ...

  7. Fireplace - Wikipedia

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    Hearthstone—A large stone or other materials used as the hearth material. Insert—The fireplace insert is a device inserted into an existing masonry or prefabricated wood fireplace. [22] Jamb—The side of a fireplace opening. [21] Mantel—Either the shelf above a fireplace or the structure to support masonry above a fireplace [23]

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