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The Marbles Used in the Decoration of Hadrian’s Villa at Tivoli

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One of the main characteristics of the decorative taste in Imperial Rome was the wide use of marble for covering sufaces.

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  1. Conservazione opere d’arte, Centro C.N.R., Via Monte d’Oro 28, 00186, Roma, Italy

    A. Salvatori, D. Trucchi & F. Guidobaldi

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  1. Department of Geology, University of Georgia, 30602, Athens, GA, USA

    Norman Herz

  2. Department of Archaeology, N.F.S.R. and Catholic University of Leuven, Blijde Inkomststraat 21, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium

    Marc Waelkens

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Salvatori, A., Trucchi, D., Guidobaldi, F. (1988). The Marbles Used in the Decoration of Hadrian’s Villa at Tivoli. In: Herz, N., Waelkens, M. (eds) Classical Marble: Geochemistry, Technology, Trade. NATO ASI Series, vol 153. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-7795-3_20

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