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The Roads of Marble
Thanks to the major quarries exploited since the mid I century B.C., Tuscany witnessed the formation of a veritable marble civilisation. This term indicates not only the refined and complex technology needed to extract and transport the enormous blocks, but also the society that for centuries has lived off of this precious resource.
Creator
- Europeana
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Type of item
- Thematic itinerary
Creator
- Europeana
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Type of item
- Thematic itinerary
Providing institution
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- © Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Identifier
- urn:imss:itinerary:024786
Format
- text/image
Language
- eng
- ita
References
- http://brunelleschi.imss.fi.it/itineraries/place/AncientMarbleRailway.html
Providing country
- Italy