Natural Stone for Cultural Heritage: Local Resources with a Global Impact

This book aims to widen our understanding on the importance of local resources of natural stone for human society and art history. Discussed topics include, among others, viability of local stone resources and their competition with globally traded stone varieties; current status of historical quarries, improvements in the methodology of stone provenancing, stone decay and conservation strategies. The book is aimed as a multi- and interdisciplinary source of up-to-date information to various researchers involved in any aspect of natural stone used in cultural heritage: geologists and geotechnicians, geographers, architects, sculptors, art historians, archaeologists, and/or restorers.