Les marbres de Flandres et du Hainaut à Versailles

For two thousand years Belgium and the north of France have been operating regions for construction stone and renowned marble. During the baroque period hundreds of marble varieties were available, and it is not surprising that Louis XIV’s engineers turned to the northern part of the kingdom for the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Éric Groessens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centre de Recherche du Château de Versailles 2013-01-01
Series:Bulletin du Centre de Recherche du Château de Versailles
Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/crcv/11973