The most classic and famous inscription is undoubtedly «Pax tibi Marce Evangelista meus» spread over a total of 8 lines, but what does it means? Throughout the centuries different and alternative inscriptions have been used not least in order to preserve a historical and cultural...
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The fortune of Istrian stone is linked to the development of Venice during the Serenissima. Why Venetians fall in love with the Istria stone? The first works in Istrian stone, in Venice, were simple squared blocks of rock, called “conci”. From the XIIIth century it...
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The Istrian stone has been widely used in Italy, especially in Venice, in the architecture and in structural and artistic works, both for its chromatic and technical qualities. In ancient, medieval and modern times majestic monuments, historic buildings, churches, bridges, canals and wells were built. ...
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Istria stone is a sedimentary cliff limestone coming from the homonymous peninsula in the Adriatic Sea. It is also known as“Orsera stone”. It is compact and not very porous. Has been quarried for over two thousand years....
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Marbles from Istria to Venice. My origin is in Istria, a wonderful land that borders the Alpine chain with an expanse of endless hills where my family owned some quarries. In that area, washed by the Quieto River, we had our quarries of the Roman era; they...
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