Levanto marble
Red Levanto marble is a an Italian marble that used to used a lot in furniture and decoration and has is rare. Although a red marble with a Breche-like aspect, it is more or less green and more or less veined white. A remarkable fireplace mantle was created in this marble for the Dog antechamber in the Versailles Palace. Geologists categorize Levanto not as marble but as serpentinite.
- photo 1 : Levanto marble fireplace, Grand Trianon Versailles.
- photo 2 : detail of Levanto.
Bibliographie :
J. Dubarry de Lasalle, Identification des marbres, Ed. H. Vial, Dourdan, 2000
J. Dubarry de Lasalle, Utilisation des marbres, Ed. H. Vial, Dourdan, 2005
P. Julien, Marbres, de carrières en palais, ed. Le Bec en l'air, Manosque, 2006
Marmi antichi, ouvrage collectif, ed. De Luca, Rome, 1998
