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Cheers, a subject that I find facinating.I have a book somewhere on the quarrying and use of marble in the construction of the Acropolis in Athens.
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It was full of diagrams on how they quarried the stone, cut it to shape and put it into position, but I Would need to dig it out to answer your question on that point!
Probably more aimed at the tourist market, but when I find it i will let you know how detailed it is!
At the time being new to me it was impressive, but possibly not to someone who knows more on the subject though.
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I think I held one or two monographs of their series in my hands, but none had anything to say on when the practice of slicing marble to plates and covering walls with it began. I know Pliny attributes this technique to classical Greece (Mausolos himself?), but I am certain that as so often archaeology has come up with earlier examples than the written records do.
I find this a highly interesting subject given that this practice continues to this day in churches, mosques and banks and has spread globally.
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I did see a drawing in a book once of 2 Egyptian stone workers using a 2 man saw to slice a block and this was supposed to have come from a tomb painting.
There is also the use of the bow saw with iron wire which is still used now (albeit smaller versions)in Pietra Dura work, the fancy inlay stuff.
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Someone once posted a relief of a water powered saw for slicing stone
On here!
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I'm going to do a search for that, can you remember who it was or where?
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Thanks, that's a really useful reference! I'm constantly surprised about the information that's out there, I think I feel a book coming on :wink:
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Thanks Gunth, I'm afraid I forgot all abouth this.... :roll: :oops:
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