The term“porphyry”has a specific geological meaning but has been used freely by sculptors and art historians to name many types of stone that are not,geologically,porphyries.“Porphyries”have been associated with n...The term“porphyry”has a specific geological meaning but has been used freely by sculptors and art historians to name many types of stone that are not,geologically,porphyries.“Porphyries”have been associated with nobility and Imperial Monuments since Roman times.This paper discusses some examples from Karelia in Russia and from Sweden used in St Petersberg and the use of Russian Shoksha“porphyry”in Paris,France.It highlights several types of stone that have been referred to as porphyries but are not.The Shoksha stone has been of architectural and artistic importance both nationally and internationally for some 300 years.This might qualify it as a candidate for Global Heritage Stone Resource status.展开更多
文摘The term“porphyry”has a specific geological meaning but has been used freely by sculptors and art historians to name many types of stone that are not,geologically,porphyries.“Porphyries”have been associated with nobility and Imperial Monuments since Roman times.This paper discusses some examples from Karelia in Russia and from Sweden used in St Petersberg and the use of Russian Shoksha“porphyry”in Paris,France.It highlights several types of stone that have been referred to as porphyries but are not.The Shoksha stone has been of architectural and artistic importance both nationally and internationally for some 300 years.This might qualify it as a candidate for Global Heritage Stone Resource status.
