THE CHEMISTRY OF MARBLE—ITS GEOLOGICAL
FORMATION—A SHORT
CLASSIFICATION OF MARBLES—ANTIQUITY OF
THE MARBLE INDUSTRY—ANCIENT
QUARRIES AND METHODS OF WORKING—MODERN
QUARRIES AND QUARRYING
METHODS—MACHINERY USED IN QUARRYING—EUROPEAN
AND AMERICAN SYSTEMS
COMPARED—MARBLE AS BUILDING MATERIAL—USES
OF MARBLE OTHER THAN FOR
BUILDING PURPOSES-SOURCES OF PRODUCTION: ITALIAN,
FRENCH, BELGIAN, AND
GREEK MARBLES, ETC.—MARBLES OF THE UNITED
KINGDOM AND BRITISH
COLONIES—CONTINENTAL MARBLE WORKING—MARBLE
WORKING MACHINERY—MARBLE
WORKING IN THE UNITED STATES—AMERICAN MACHINERY
DESCRIBED AND
COMPARED—MARBLE WORKING: A BRITISH
INDUSTRY—MARBLE SUBSTITUTES AND
IMITATIONS—PRACTICAL POINTS FOR THE CONSIDERATION
OF ARCHITECTS—HINTS
ON THE SELECTION OF MARBLE—LIST OF MARBLES
IN ORDINARY USE, WITH
DESCRIPTIVE NOTES AND INSTANCES OF THEIR APPLICATION.
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