KAMIEN STONE

SPAIN'S MARBLES

by IGME (Instituto Geologico y Minero de España)

MARBLE IN THE WORLD

The stone industry and its trade Conti, Giulio

“When Pope Leo X commissioned Michelangelo Buonarroti to make the facade of San Lorenzo basilica in Florence, Michelangelo left his workshop and hastily ventured of to the steep slopes of the Apuan Alps to find the best marble befitting the work at hand. The great master was well aware of the fact that using stone was no easy task and so, to avoid any unpleasant surprises, he preferred to choose the marble himself, even before it was taken from quarry. Hence, the choice of dimension stone for architectural purpose is an age-old problem. It is true that an artist must know the characteristics of the material he/she is using, yet since Renaissance times the choice of dimension stone has become more difficult, and even Buonarroti would probably have had problems today.”

BOOK OF 1821

Useful knowledge: or, A familiar account of the various productions of nature

By the Rev. William Bingley, AM. FLS. 1821

SPANISH MARBLES.-162. Few countries are more productive of marble than Spain; and in few contries are the public monuments and buildings more profusely decorated with marble. The vault of the theatre of Toledo is supported by 350 marble columns; and an ancient mosque of Cordova is ornamented with 1200 columns....

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SEVISAN AR. S.L. is a company that is growing stronger within the marble business field, offering quality goods in different sizes and a wide range of finishes.

The fact that we devote ourselves to offering our customers high quality marble and natural stones has resulted in a steady increase of our activity as well as the amount of countries where we export.

WWW.SEVISANSTONE.COM is the website which SEVISAN AR. S.L. offers its customers to provide them with a clear, closer service. The main goal of this web-tool is to display our products for our customers in an easy, fast and reliable way.
That is why this website provides you with a Virtual Stock with actual images of Crema Marfil, Dark Emperador, Rojo Alicante, Crema Valencia, etc., where the customer can check these materials that are currently in our warehouse, and can also establish direct contact with the company in order to ask for any products or services he or she may require. Therefore we are proud to tell ours customers that what they see in the pictures is what they actually get.

NOVELDA is a Spanish city with a long established and thriving marble industry. It is strategically located near some well known marble quarries: Crema Marfil, Rojo Alicante, Marrón Emperador, Crema Valencia, Rosa Zarci, etc, and stones from all over the world are also imported and sold here.