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Book Synopsis A Marble Quarry by : Henry Nichols Blake Clark
Download or read book A Marble Quarry written by Henry Nichols Blake Clark and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrates the opening of the permanent installation of the Ricau Collection at the Chrysler Museum in Norfolk, Virginia.
Book Synopsis Michelangelo's Mountain by : Eric Scigliano
Download or read book Michelangelo's Mountain written by Eric Scigliano and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-11-01 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the fascinating, crucial, and often dangerous relationship between Michelangelo and the stone quarries of Carrara in this clear-eyed and well-researched exploration that “recounts the artist's large life and lasting works with care and reverence” (Booklist). No artist looms so large in Western consciousness and culture as Michelangelo Buonarroti, the most celebrated sculptor of all time. And no place on earth provides a stone so capable of simulating the warmth and vitality of human flesh and incarnating the genius of a Michelangelo as the statuario of Carrara, the storied marble mecca at Tuscany's northwest corner. It was there, where shadowy Etruscans and Roman slaves once toiled, that Michelangelo risked his life in dozens of harrowing expeditions to secure the precious stone for his Pietà, Moses, and other masterpieces. Many books have recounted Michelangelo’s achievements in Florence and Rome. Michelangelo’s Mountain goes beyond all of them, revealing his escapades and ordeals in the spectacular landscape that was the third pole of his tumultuous career and the third wellspring of his art. Eric Scigliano brings this haunting place and eternally fascinating artist to life in a sweeping tale peopled by popes and poets, mad dukes and mythic monsters, scheming courtiers and rough-hewn quarrymen. He recounts the saga of the David, the improbable masterpiece that Michelangelo created against all odds, of the twin Hercules that he tried to erect beside it, and of the Salieri-like nemesis who snatched away the commission, turning a sculptural testament to liberty into a bitter symbol of tyranny and giving Florence the colossus it loves to hate. In showing how the artist, land, and stone transformed one another, Scigliano brings fresh insight to Michelangelo's most cherished works and illuminates his struggles with the princes and potentates of Carrara, Rome, and Medici Florence, who raised intrigue to a high art.
Book Synopsis A Marble Quarry by : H Nichols Clark
Download or read book A Marble Quarry written by H Nichols Clark and published by . This book was released on 2002-12-01 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Technology of Marble Quarrying by : Oliver Bowles
Download or read book The Technology of Marble Quarrying written by Oliver Bowles and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Marble and Marble Working by : William George Renwick
Download or read book Marble and Marble Working written by William George Renwick and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis New Milford Marble Quarry by : New Milford Marble Co. (New Milford, Conn.)
Download or read book New Milford Marble Quarry written by New Milford Marble Co. (New Milford, Conn.) and published by . This book was released on 1864 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Marble Quarry by : David James Viner
Download or read book The Marble Quarry written by David James Viner and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 9 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Carrara written by William Wylie and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-19 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A stunning book on the famous Carrara marble quarry in Italy!
Book Synopsis The Technology Of Marble Quarrying by : Oliver Bowles
Download or read book The Technology Of Marble Quarrying written by Oliver Bowles and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2019-03-26 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Michelangelo written by Carmen C. Bambach and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 2017-11-05 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Consummate painter, draftsman, sculptor, and architect, Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475–1564) was celebrated for his disegno, a term that embraces both drawing and conceptual design, which was considered in the Renaissance to be the foundation of all artistic disciplines. To his contemporary Giorgio Vasari, Michelangelo was “the divine draftsman and designer” whose work embodied the unity of the arts. Beautifully illustrated with more than 350 drawings, paintings, sculptures, and architectural views, this book establishes the centrality of disegno to Michelangelo’s work. Carmen C. Bambach presents a comprehensive and engaging narrative of the artist’s long career in Florence and Rome, beginning with his training under the painter Domenico Ghirlandaio and the sculptor Bertoldo and ending with his seventeen-year appointment as chief architect of Saint Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. The chapters relate Michelangelo’s compositional drawings, sketches, life studies, and full-scale cartoons to his major commissions—such as the ceiling frescoes and the Last Judgment in the Sistine Chapel, the church of San Lorenzo and its New Sacristy (Medici Chapel) in Florence, and Saint Peter’s—offering fresh insights into his creative process. Also explored are Michelangelo’s influential role as a master and teacher of disegno, his literary and spiritual interests, and the virtuoso drawings he made as gifts for intimate friends, such as the nobleman Tommaso de’ Cavalieri and Vittoria Colonna, the marchesa of Pescara. Complementing Bambach’s text are thematic essays by leading authorities on the art of Michelangelo. Meticulously researched, compellingly argued, and richly illustrated, this book is a major contribution to our understanding of this timeless artist.
Book Synopsis The Technology of Marble Quarrying (Classic Reprint) by : Oliver Bowles
Download or read book The Technology of Marble Quarrying (Classic Reprint) written by Oliver Bowles and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-18 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Technology of Marble Quarrying The Bureau of Mines was fortunate in procuring for its share of the work the services of Mr. Oliver Bowles who had had experience in examining and describing quarries in Minnesota. During 1914 Mr. Bowles personally visited 64 active marble quarries. Through the cooperation of quarry owners numerous representative samples of the marbles of the United States were obtained and shipped to the Bureau of Standards for testing. The results of these tests will appear in due time. The description of the investigations of quarry methods and the general technology of marble are published herewith. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis Magic in Stone by : Ruth Beaumont Cook
Download or read book Magic in Stone written by Ruth Beaumont Cook and published by NewSouth Books. This book was released on 2019-11-05 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sylacauga—Alabama’s “Marble City”—is blessed with an abundant natural resource that nurtures both its economy and its cultural heritage. Thirty-five miles long, at least four hundred feet deep, and more than a mile wide, the Sylacauga Marble Belt yields crystalline white marble frequently compared to the Parian marble treasured by Greek sculptors and the Italian Carrara marble often chosen by Michelangelo. Artisans have quarried Sylacauga marble for tombstones since the early 1800s, and architects prized it for years as dimension stone for buildings like the United States Supreme Court. In the early 1900s, Giuseppe Moretti and Gutzon Borglum both chose this marble for magnificent sculptures. When granite, better able to withstand industrial pollution, overtook marble as the preferred architectural stone in the 1930s, Sylacauga’s quarry owners shifted their focus to the production of ground calcium carbonate (GCC), a fundamental ingredient in manufactured products from toothpaste, foodstuffs, and disposable diapers to paints, caulks, and sealants. Many cringe at the idea of blasting and grinding marble into fine powder, but GCC is a vital factor in the local economy. Thankfully, the Magic of Marble Festival, first held in 2009, has revitalized interest in the artistic value of Sylacauga marble, inspiring sculptors from across the United States and masters from Italy to apply their skills to cream-white blocks of this beautiful stone and share their creativity with thousands of residents and visitors each year. This is the story of quarry pioneers, investors, artists, and artisans. It's also the story of their families, who fondly remember their lives along the edge of “the hole” that provided for them.
Book Synopsis Classical Marble: Geochemistry, Technology, Trade by : N. Herz
Download or read book Classical Marble: Geochemistry, Technology, Trade written by N. Herz and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-04-17 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Book Synopsis Marble and Marble Working: A Handbook for Architects, Sculptors, Marble Quarry Owners and Workers, and All Engaged in the Building and Decorative by : William George Renwick
Download or read book Marble and Marble Working: A Handbook for Architects, Sculptors, Marble Quarry Owners and Workers, and All Engaged in the Building and Decorative written by William George Renwick and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-19 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Report on the Marble Quarrying Industry of the United States by : United States. Census Office
Download or read book Report on the Marble Quarrying Industry of the United States written by United States. Census Office and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Marble Quarry. The James H. Ricau Collection of Sculpture at the Chrysler Museum of Art by : H. Clark
Download or read book A Marble Quarry. The James H. Ricau Collection of Sculpture at the Chrysler Museum of Art written by H. Clark and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Preliminary Report on the Marbles of Georgia by : Samuel Washington McCallie
Download or read book A Preliminary Report on the Marbles of Georgia written by Samuel Washington McCallie and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
