{"product_id":"carrara-william-wylie-9781938086755","title":"Carrara","description":"\u003cb\u003eA stunning book on the famous Carrara marble quarry in Italy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe legendary Cava di Gioia quarry in Carrara, Italy, was the source of the luminous white marble used by Michelangelo, Bernini, Henry Moore, and other renowned sculptors. \u003ci\u003eCarrara\u003c\/i\u003e, a volume of stunning photographs by William Wylie, reveals that the beauty of the quarry itself can be as the sculptures carved from its stone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWylie is the first photographer to extensively document Cava di Gioia since Ilario Besi, who worked in the mid-twentieth century. For six years, Wylie photographed the changing landscape of the quarry, and his images capture the intense physical scale of the site, the dramatic setting, and the character of the stonecutters, or cavatori, who have worked the quarry for generations. Wylie's astonishing photographs present a remarkable panorama carved by more than twenty centuries of excavation. As well, his images of the stonecutters are sensitive portraits of men shaped by their occupation, toughened and enlivened by their work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe photographs of \u003ci\u003eCarrara\u003c\/i\u003e capture the life within the stone and bring to life the hitherto-unseen beauty of a land better known for its resources than its distinctive beauty.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Wylie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1938086759\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781938086755\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e George F Thompson Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/20\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 84\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.80h x 11.80w x 0.60d","brand":"William Wylie","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46927925575935,"sku":"9781938086755","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e0461122-bb20-4a76-9181-97357291f1bc.jpg?v=1749373397","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/carrara-william-wylie-9781938086755","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}