A photographic directory and reference, covering over 350 types of stone used in architecture and interior design.
This unique resource explains the terminology and characteristics of the "dimension stone" used in interior and exterior architecture. It provides high-quality photographs of over 350 representative samples together with a summary of the aesthetic qualities, technical properties, availability, and application of each group. A gallery of over thirty additional photographs shows examples of actual projects built with natural stone. 383 photographsBook Description
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Studio Marmo, based in Florence, Italy, supplies companies throughout the world with marketing and promotional literature for the stone industry. Their extensive archive of photographs of natural stone is used to create products that are industry-wide references, offering technical data along with accurate photo reproductions.
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This review is from: Natural Stone: A Guide to Selection (Norton Books for Architects & Designers) (Hardcover)
Natural Stone a Guide to Selection, is a goldmine of information. The true-to-color plates appeal to the aesthetics while the no-nonsense technical information allows to distinguish between stones suitable for various uses. Whether you are shopping for a new kitchen or floor surface, or simply wish to appreciate how generous Mother Nature truly is -- this is a resource for chosing marble, granite, travertine, or stone.
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very helpful for my interior design course.its amazing how many differences there are in natural stone. i think this book will last a lifetime as it can be constantly used for reference.
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One of the main problems facing designers who decide to use dimension stone is what to call a certain commercial variety so that people will know exactly to what material they are referring. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
compression breaking load, special solid pieces, average reference values, imbibition coefficient, different aesthetic types, fulfil structural functions, red groundmass, granite varieties, thermal linear expansion coefficient, grey groundmass, quartzite varieties, crystalline groundmass, green groundmass, schist varieties, travertine varieties, aesthetic variations, onyx varieties, knoop microhardness, limestone varieties, different commercial varieties, carbonatic rocks, few dozen centimeters, marble varieties, quarrying areas, subhorizontal layers Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, International Italmarmi, Lava Rocks, Balmoral Red, Bianco Statuario, Finland Hall, Bardiglio Fumo, Bianco Carrara Ordinario, Bianco Pennsylvania New!
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One of the main problems facing designers who decide to use dimension stone is what to call a certain commercial variety so that people will know exactly to what material they are referring. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
compression breaking load, special solid pieces, average reference values, imbibition coefficient, different aesthetic types, fulfil structural functions, red groundmass, granite varieties, thermal linear expansion coefficient, grey groundmass, quartzite varieties, crystalline groundmass, green groundmass, schist varieties, travertine varieties, aesthetic variations, onyx varieties, knoop microhardness, limestone varieties, different commercial varieties, carbonatic rocks, few dozen centimeters, marble varieties, quarrying areas, subhorizontal layers Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, International Italmarmi, Lava Rocks, Balmoral Red, Bianco Statuario, Finland Hall, Bardiglio Fumo, Bianco Carrara Ordinario, Bianco Pennsylvania New!
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