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| HISTORY
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In
the Roman Age the abundance of stone and marble in the area
of Botticino allowed to all social classes to afford inscriptions
on stone and left a rich collection of epigraphs. The marble
workshops reached high technology levels, so that marble
extraction and working became an industrial activity.
The pits were opened on the east side of Trinità point and
the marble blocks were laid there after the extraction.
Then, the marble was cut and carried to workshops or building
sites.
Some villages for marble workers and their families probably
rose around these pits.
Botticino marble and some other imported marbles were used
in local workshops for art and craft works to decorate public
buildings in the town.
A capital of 1st century b.C. is the most ancient Botticino
marble handmade piece created in the area of Brescia. During
the Imperial Age the white Botticino marble was widespread.
It was used in projects of reconstruction and building.
The area became famous for its marble production and working
skills. Both raw marble and finished pieces were sold abroad
on the international market.
Marble blocks and works were exported all around the world.
Marble industry developed the production skills of the population
living in this area. It has represented for them a favourable
opportunity for work and economic growth.
At the beginning of 19th century marble blocks were extracted
in Botticino and then worked in Rezzato.
The Cooperatives were the first extraction companies that
managed marble production and contributed to the specialization
of young workers in this field.
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