Calades. Les sols de pierres. Islam share the emotion of these

share the emotion of these forgotten adventurers—explorers

Jean-Michel OTHONIEL

in-depth knowledge of the history of their medium and

confréries

which can only truly be enjoyed on the condition of mastering and knowing them

Calades. Les sols de pierres. Islam share the emotion of theseIn Provence, the traditional technique where local rough stone is laid upright, on edge, is called "calade." In Italy, ciottolati, a mixture of black and white pebbles, cover church squares, as in Greece, where they are called chochlakia. In recent years, numerous public and private creations have brought back into the spotlight a skill that this book has chosen to approach from two complementary angles. The first part of the book takes the reader on