RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Rybařík, Václav
T1 Character and origins of building stones in Prague medieval monumentsDer Charakter und Ursprung der Steine in den Prager mittelalterlichen Denkmälern
JF Staletá Praha
YR 2011
VO 27
IS 1
SP 27
OP 41
DO 10.56112/sp.2011.1.03
UL https://staletapraha.cz/en/artkey/pha-201101-0003.php
AB This article discusses the character and origins of the natural building stone used in Prague medieval buildings and sculpture. The authors review the rock types of building stones from a geological and petrographical point of view; the quarry sites in Prague and the sites of imported stone, along with their occurrence in Prague monuments.