Chapter 3. Building and Monumental Stones

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 5
3. CONTENTS 7
4. REFERENCES 8
5. Introduction 9
6. Chapter 1. General Terms 19
7. Chapter 2. Metals 32
8. Chapter 3. Building and Monumental Stones 69
9. Chapter 4. Miscellaneous Stones 83
10. Chapter 5. Semi-Precious Stones 95
11. Chapter 6. Pigments 141
12. Chapter 7. Miscellaneous Minerals 163
13. Chapter 8. Alum, Salt and Natron 185
14. Chapter 9. Earths 199
15. Chapter 10. Terms possibly representing mineral substances 211
16. Chapter 11. Terms mistakenly identified as mineral substances 218
17. Appendices I - VI 221
18. Addenda 230
19. List of Abbreviations 236
20. Indices 253
21. Unpublished texts 263
22. Backmatter 269