Technological features of the 'Cotto Variegato': A petrological approach

Journal of Cultural Heritage

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 133-142

  Cairo, Alessandra ^a   Messiga, Bruno ^a   Riccardi, Maria Pia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Archaeometry; Clays; Floor tiles; Northern Italy; Petrology; Provenance; XVII XIX century

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035315445     PISSN: 12962074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1296-2074(01)01115-3     Document Type: Article

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