The Isotopic Signature of Classical Marbles
edited by Donato Attanasio, Mauro Brilli and Neil Ogle
Hardback (Published)
(December 2006)
ISBN: 9788882653781
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Introduction
1. The properties and geology of marbles: 1.1 - Definition and general properties of marbles
1.2 - Methods and problems for determining the provenance of marbles
1.3 - Stable isotope analysis in marble provenancing
1.4 - The principles of stable isotopes analysis
1.5 - The isotopic composition of marble protoliths
1.6 - Metamorphism and its role in determining the isotopic composition of pure marbles
1.7 - Brief outline of Eastern Mediterranean geology
2. The database and the ancient quarries: 2.1 - General considerations
2.2 - Structure of the database
Italian marble quarries: 2.3 - Carrara
2.4 - Seravezza
Greek marble quarries: attica: 2.5 - Hymettos
2.6 - Pentelicon
Greek marble quarries: peloponnesos: 2.7 - Doliana
2.8 - Mani
Greek marble quarries: the islands: 2.9 - Naxos
2.10 - Paros
2.11 - Thasos
2.12 - Tinos
Turkish marble quarries: western anatolia: 2.13 - Afyon (Docimium)
2.14 - Altinta?
2.15 - Aphrodisias
2.16 - Denizli
2.17 - Hierapolis
2.18 - Thiountas
Turkish marble quarries: aegean coast: 2.19 - Ephesos
2.20 - Miletos
Turkish marble quarries: the islands: 2.21 - Proconnesos
3. Data analysis: 3.1 - Introduction
3.2 - Discrimination and classification
3.3 - Discriminant analysis
3.4 - Case study one: the marble of the Michelangelo's David
3.5 - Case study two: the provenance of Cyrene marbles
3.6 - The marble classification problem
Appendix a: Experimental methods
Appendix b: Content of the data disk
Colour plates
Bibliographical abbreviations
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Index
List of figures
List of colour plates.
- Edited by Donato Attanasio
- Edited by Mauro Brilli
- Edited by Neil Ogle
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