Difference between revisions of "Verd antique"
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Any of various veined green stones, such as [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=serpentine serpentine], used for interior decoration. Verd antique was originally named for its use in ancient buildings in Egypt, Greece, and Italy. The green marble has been quarried in France (Barcelonette) and the U.S.(Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Mexico, Maryland, New York, and California). | Any of various veined green stones, such as [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=serpentine serpentine], used for interior decoration. Verd antique was originally named for its use in ancient buildings in Egypt, Greece, and Italy. The green marble has been quarried in France (Barcelonette) and the U.S.(Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Mexico, Maryland, New York, and California). | ||
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verde antique; verde antico; verde antique; Verde Antico (Deut.) | verde antique; verde antico; verde antique; Verde Antico (Deut.) | ||
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* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 702 | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 702 | ||
Revision as of 10:59, 25 June 2022
Description
Any of various veined green stones, such as serpentine, used for interior decoration. Verd antique was originally named for its use in ancient buildings in Egypt, Greece, and Italy. The green marble has been quarried in France (Barcelonette) and the U.S.(Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Mexico, Maryland, New York, and California).
Synonyms and Related Terms
verde antique; verde antico; verde antique; Verde Antico (Deut.)
Resources and Citations
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 702
- Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
- Luciana and Tiziano Mannoni, Marble: the history of a culture, Facts on File Publications
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 Comment: spelling used from this source