2012年9月3日星期一

Marble History & Its Versatility

If you are careful enough, you may find that marble products are widely used in our daily life, the home interior or the exterior practical or decorative products, like the flooring, worktop, the furniture, the sculpture, so on and so forth. But do you know about its folklore or its history? Are you interested in it? If so, it is wise for you to read continue.
In folklore, marble is associated with the astrological sign of Gemini. Pure white is an emblem of purity. It is also an emblem of immortality, and an insurer of success in education.For its history, we must mention from the classical times, white marble like Carrara, has been the prized use for sculpture with its softness and resistance to shattering. With its low index of refraction of calcite, light can penetrate several millimetres into the stone before being scattered out, resulting in the characteristic "waxy" look which gives "life" to marble sculptures of the human body. Michelangelo created all his Renaissance sculptures in marble; it was also the favorite medium for Greek and Roman sculptors and architects.
Back to our reality, we are admired of its beautiful effects. There are many types of marble, as well as the finish, like the marble tiles, marble slabs, honed marble, polished marble and so on. Thus, it is regarded as the Design Versatility. Marble tiles are frequently used in bathrooms on floors walls, shower recesses and vanity tops. In kitchens, marble is used on floors, bench tops and splash backs. is commonly used for table tops for both indoors and outdoors and has also been used fire hearths and mantle pieces.
Rugged Slate Tiles 
Features of Marble Tiles 
Classic Travertine Tiles

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