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Asked 8th Dec, 2016
Frigga Kruse
Frigga Kruse

Do you have any information about the global marble market before, during, and after the First World War?

Before the First World War, an English firm made an attempt to quarry marble in the Arctic. It did not succeed, but the reasons could be many. Any data on the global marble market at the time will help. Who were the producers, who were the buyers, what were the going costs and prices, and did these crash during or after the war?
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13th Dec, 2016
Mousumi Bhattacharya
Indian Institute of Management Shillong
https://www.globalfinancialdata.com/gfdblog/?p=2750
Global Heritage Stone: Towards International Recognition of Building and ......
edited by D. Pereira, B.R. Marker, S. Kramar, B.J. Cooper, B.E. Schouenborg
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16th Dec, 2016
Barbara Jolanta Dąbrowska
ACADEMY OF TOURISM AND HOTEL MANAGEMENT, GDAŃSK, POLAND, Wyższa Szkoła Turystyki i Hotelarstwa w Gdańsku, Polska
Dear Frigga,
I hope these links will be useful:
1. Global Heritage Stone: Towards International Recognition of Building and Ornamental Stones, D. Pereira, B.R. Marker, S. Kramar, B.J. Cooper, B.E. Schouenborg (eds.), https://books.google.pl ;
2. Leonard R. Bachman,  Integrated Buildings: The Systems Basis of Architecture, https://books.google.pl
Best Regards
Barbara
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