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Pietre Dure: The Art of Semiprecious Stonework (Getty Trust Publications: J. Paul Getty Museum) by Annamaria Giusti; [translated from the Italian by Fabio Barry] is a art available to read on EtoBox.
What is Pietre Dure: The Art of Semiprecious Stonework (Getty Trust Publications: J. Paul Getty Museum) about?
Pietre dure (Italian for "hard stone") is mosaic design made from semiprecious stones. This comprehensive survey looks at the uses of decorative stonework and the variety of techniques used to produce it from prehistory to the present day, focusing especially on the period from its rebirth in sixteenth-century Rome through the developments of the nineteenth century. The history of pietre dure in the modern era began in Rome in the 1500s where, thanks to patrons' commissions, new techniques and n
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- Author
- Annamaria Giusti; [translated from the Italian by Fabio Barry]
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications: J. Paul Getty Museum
- Published
- 2006
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780892368495
- Category
- art
- Subjects
- History, Art, Arts
- Rating
- 5 / 5 (4 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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