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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
A hard, uniformly black, marble quarried in Belgium.  Belgian black is a highly regarded marble for carving.  It polishes to a high gloss.
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A hard, uniformly black, [[marble]] quarried in Belgium.  Belgian black is a highly regarded marble for carving.  It polishes to a high gloss.
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
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Tournai marble
 
Tournai marble
  
== Authority ==
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==Resources and Citations==
  
 
* Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
 
* Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)

Latest revision as of 14:18, 2 May 2022

Belgian Black

Description

A hard, uniformly black, Marble quarried in Belgium. Belgian black is a highly regarded marble for carving. It polishes to a high gloss.

Synonyms and Related Terms

Tournai marble

Resources and Citations

  • Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
  • Frank A. Lent, Trade names and Descriptions of Marbles, Limestones, Sandstones, Granites and Other Building Stones Quarried in the United States Canada and other Countries., Stone Publishing Co, New York, 1925