The ornamental stones of Caserta province: The Campanian Ignimbrite in the medieval architecture of Casertavecchia

Journal of Cultural Heritage

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 137-148

  Calcaterra, Domenico ^a   Cappelletti, Piergiulio ^a   Langella, Alessio ^b   Colella, Abner ^a   de Gennaro, Maurizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANNIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Building stone; Campanian Ignimbrite; Caserta province; Grey tuffs; Italy; Mineralogical and petro physical features; Weathering

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442651757     PISSN: 12962074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.culher.2003.08.003     Document Type: Article

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