Calades. Stone floors.
Beak in the air| N° d'inventaire | 23464 |
| Format | 21 x 28 |
| Détails | 124 p., publisher's hardcover. |
| Publication | Marseille, 2012 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782916073958 |
In Provence, the traditional technique where local rough stone is laid upright, on edge, is called "calade." In Italy, ciottolati, a mixture of black and white pebbles, cover church squares, as in Greece, where they are called chochlakia.
In recent years, numerous public and private creations have brought back into the spotlight a skill that this book has chosen to approach from two complementary angles. The first part of the book takes the reader on a typological and historical discovery of the most beautiful calades, from the Mediterranean to China; the second provides the basic rules that will allow you to create a stone floor yourself. Technical drawings and photos precisely illustrate each of the calader's gestures.
In Provence, the traditional technique where local rough stone is laid upright, on edge, is called "calade." In Italy, ciottolati, a mixture of black and white pebbles, cover church squares, as in Greece, where they are called chochlakia.
In recent years, numerous public and private creations have brought back into the spotlight a skill that this book has chosen to approach from two complementary angles. The first part of the book takes the reader on a typological and historical discovery of the most beautiful calades, from the Mediterranean to China; the second provides the basic rules that will allow you to create a stone floor yourself. Technical drawings and photos precisely illustrate each of the calader's gestures.