Classical Marble: Geochemistry, Technology, Trade

Marble in Ancient Greece and Rome: Geology, Quarries, Commerce, Artifacts Marble remains the sine qua non raw material of the an­ cient Greeks and Romans. Beginning in the Bronze Age sculptu­ re began in marble and throughout classical times the most im­ portant statues, reliefs, monuments and inscr...

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Other Authors: Herz, N. (Editor), Waelkens, Marc (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 1988, 1988
Edition:1st ed. 1988
Series:NATO Science Series E:, Applied Sciences
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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505 0 |a Neutron Activation Analysis: A Powerful Technique in Provenance Studies -- Techniques for Determining Provenance: Stable Isotope Analysis -- The Oxygen and Carbon Isotopic Data Base forClassical Marble -- Geochemistry and Archaeological Geology of the Carrara Marble, Carrara, Italy -- Variations in Stable Isotopic Compositions of Marble: An Assessment of Causes -- Variability in Stable Isotope Analysis: Implications for Joining Fragments -- Statistical Treatment of Stable Isotope Data -- Techniques for Determining Provenance: Xeroradiography, ESR Spectroscopy, X-Ray Powder Diffractometry, and Pore-Size Distribution -- Marble Provenience by Computer-Assisted Analysis of Xeroradiographs -- ESR Spectroscopy and X-Ray Powder Diffractometry for Marble Provenance Determination -- The Interest of Pore-Size Distribution in the Identification of Marbles — Suction Tests -- Provenance Determination Applied to Ancient Artifacts --  
505 0 |a Material Limitations and Exotic Materials in the Copying of a Hellenistic Statuary Type -- Marble Veneer from an Urban Archaeological Site in Naples: A Case Study -- Techniques for Determining Provenance: Multivariate Petrographical and Chemical Approaches -- Weathering Characteristics, Age, and Provenance Determinations on Ancient Greek and Roman Marble Artifacts -- A Multi-Method Approach to the Identification of White Marbles Used in Antique Artifacts -- Provenance Characteristics of Cycladic (Paros and Naxos) Marbles — A Multivariate Geological Approach -- Chemical and Petrographical Characterization of Greek Marbles from Pentelikon, Naxos, Paros and Thasos -- Techniques for Determining Provenance: Trace Element Analysis -- Provenance Studies of Greek Marbles by Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis -- A Computer-Based Pattern Recognition Approach to the Provenance Study of Mediterranean Marbles Through Trace Elements Analysis --  
505 0 |a Source Analysis of the Raw Materials of Four Classical Marble Sculptures Using Chemical, Microscopic and Isotopic Criteria -- Determination of the Provenance of Marbles Used in Some Ancient Monuments in Rome -- The Arch of Constantine: Marble Samples -- Isotopic Analysis of Seventh-Century B.C. Perirrhanteria -- The Use of Marble Analysis in Collections of Ancient Sculpture: Some Examples from the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek -- Provenance Investigation of Marbles from Delphi with ESR Spectroscopy -- Marble Samples from the Arch of Constantine in Rome: Results of Electron Spin Resonance and Atomic Emission Analysis -- Decay and Conservation -- The Decay and Conservation of Marbles on Archaeological Monuments -- A Computerised System for the Study and Conservation of Opus Sectile Pavements 
505 0 |a The Marble Architectural Elements in Export-Form from the ?ile Shipwreck -- Production Patterns of Sarcophagi in Phrygia -- Trade and Archaeological Use of Marble -- The Roman Emperors in the Marble Business: Capitalists, Middlemen or Philanthropists? -- Marble in Cyprus: Classical Times to Middle Ages -- Marble Imports and Local Stone in the Architectural Decoration of Roman Palestine: Marble Trade, Techniques and Artistical Taste -- The Introduction of Polychrome Marbles in Late Republican Rome: The Evidence from Mosaic Pavements with Marble Insertions -- The Marbles Used in the Decoration of Hadrian’s Villa at Tivoli -- From West to East: Evidence for a Shift in the Balance of Trade in White Marbles -- Relationships between Style and Size of Statuary and the Availability of Marble at Cyrene -- Acrolithic or Pseudo-Acrolithic Sculpture of the Mature Classical Greek Period in the Archaeological Museum of the Johns Hopkins University --  
505 0 |a Introductory Chapters -- J.B. Ward-Perkins and the Marble Committee -- Geology of Greece and Turkey: Potential Marble Source Regions -- Quarries and the Marble Trade in Antiquity -- Quarries and Quarrying Technology -- Extraction of Blocks in Antiquity: Special Methods of Analysis -- Problems of Identification and Interpretation of Tool Marks on Ancient Marbles and Decorative Stones -- Methods of Transporting Blocks in Antiquity -- The Quarries of Mount Taygetos in the Peloponnesos, Greece -- Marmora Lunensia: Quarrying Technology and Archeological Use -- The Geology, Quarrying Technology and Use of Beylerköy Marbles in Western Turkey -- Numidian Marble and Some of its Specialities -- The Roman Quarries of Mons Claudianus, Egypt an Interim Report -- Ancient Granite Quarries on the Bocche di Bonifacio -- Preliminary Dressing of Extracted Material -- The Stages of Workmanship of the Corinthian Capital in Proconnesus and its Export Form --  
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520 |a Marble in Ancient Greece and Rome: Geology, Quarries, Commerce, Artifacts Marble remains the sine qua non raw material of the an­ cient Greeks and Romans. Beginning in the Bronze Age sculptu­ re began in marble and throughout classical times the most im­ portant statues, reliefs, monuments and inscriptions were made of it. Yet, quarry sources changed in time as preferences for different marbles were influenced by local traditions, the pos­ sibilities of transport, esthetic tastes, and economics. Marble studies and the identification of the provenance of marble can thus reveal much about Greek and Roman history, trade, esthe­ tics and technology. Persons in many disciplines are studying various aspects of Greek and Roman marble usage. Geologists and geochemists are working on methods to determine the provenance of marble; ar­ chaeologists are noting changing patterns of import and use in excavation~ and discovering how improving quarrying techniques and prelimihary dressing of the extracted material influenced the final shape of artifacts; ancient historians are now under­ standing quarry organization and bureaucracies that controlled marble production and trade; art historians are seeing how phy­ sical characteristics of the stone affected the techniques and style of sculpture; architects and engineers are interested in quarry technologies and usage in building construction. These specialists drawn from many disciplines rarely have an opportu­ nity to compare notes and see how each can contribute to the research effort of others