4-0 A SYSTEM OF 



of the thick and folid ftrata, which lye fo deep 

 under-ground, that they have not been fpoiled by 

 weathering; or decaying;. This done is likewise 

 the moll: proper for that purpofe, in preference 

 to all other lirneftone, becaufe it is perfectly 

 opaque, and reflects the light from the furface. 

 Moft of the Italian and antique marbles are of 

 this kind, for inflance : 



Mar more Nero di Fiandra, — The black marble of Flanders. 



. Giallo Antico, Yellow, with fome white veins. 



. ■ di Fiume a" Amp, Yellow, with black dendrites. 



,. T-. r> /• ? Yellow, with brown hVures, 



- di ricrenza, raefrno, > r ,,. • ° 



' V 3 relembling ruins. 



■ di Porto Vener ?, ■ Black, with yellovy veins. 



Nero et Bianco di Car- 1 p . , , ,...■ 



> Black and white. 

 f ira, 3 



cr s. TJTT 7- 7 Pale yellow, with foots of a 



■' 1 artufato dUrbino, r ui i -/u -,» i 



J ' j blackiih grey colour. 



Brocatelladi Spagna, Yellow white and red. 



— — Palombina antica, — Pale yellow. 



jut . ,. ^ 7 1 Olive colour, with deeper co- 



— — Alter 1720 at monte ual- ( , , r ,. r , , 



;. > loured crois-hnes and den- 



' J dntes. 



—— RoJJh di fan guiftO) Brownifh red. 



■ Carnagione di Pijioia, Flefh- coloured and yellow. 



' Fior di Per (ico di Sara- 1 ^ . r i • j 



J > Cnmlon, white and erey. 



vezza, ' j b J 



„ ? Reddifh-brown lumps on a 



— — ravenazzo, ■ ' - ■ - > , • • n_ j 



3 whitiih ground. 



— — Bard/'glio, Bluifh-grey. 



With infinite more varieties, whofe number is im- 

 properly augmented by thofe who for intereft- 

 fake collect fpecimens, and likewife by fome 

 yirtuofos, who pay too much regard to colours 

 and figures. From the above we find, that the 

 Italian names are for the mod part taken from 

 the colours. When they have a marble from an 

 unknown place, they call it antic o. Every one 

 that figs a number of bright colours, is called 



brocatello % 



