Natural Stone and World Heritage: Salamanca (Spain)

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by  Dolores Pereira (Author)

Natural Stone and World
Heritage: Salamanca (Spain)
Natural Stone and World Heritage
Edited by Dolores Pereira
Department of Geology,
University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
ISSN : 2640-0162
eISSN: 2640-0170
Volume 1
Natural Stone and
World Heritage:
Salamanca (Spain)
Dolores Pereira
Department of Geology, University of
Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
Cover: The Frog on the skull.
The frog is one of the most popular symbols of Salamanca. It is
a small carving (only a few centimetres long) to be found in the
intricate and elaborate “Rich Façade” of the University. Several
legends are associated with the Frog, but the most popular is
related to the good luck it is supposed to give new students coming
into the city if they are able to spot it with no help.
Photograph by Vicente Sierra Puparelli.
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To the memory of my mother.
To the memory of my father.

Contents
Acknowledgements ix
1 Introduction 1
2 World Heritage Sites 11
3 Salamanca: a World Heritage Site 15
4 The buildings in Salamanca 27
5 The stones of Salamanca 31
6 Stone testing 37
7 Conclusions: the importance of stones
in the preservation of cultural heritage 91
Glossary 95
References 101

Acknowledgements
The continuing support of IUGS to the Heritage Stones Subcommis-
sion, and UNESCO, through the IGCP program and the IGCP-637
project (Designation of Global Heritage Stones), has made possible
to advance the study and diffusion of information on the heritage
stones of Salamanca, as well as many other places around the world.
Brian Marker is greatly acknowledged for his critical review of
the fi rst draft and his help in putting the English text into shape.
Vicente Sierra Puparelli is acknowledged for his help in photo-
graphing the heritage stones in Salamanca to the most artistic level.