Today& #39;s fun find is the exhibition catalog from the Mostra Autarchica del Minerale Italiano, the Fascist exhibition on Italian minerals, which includes this passionate praise of marble. Ah, the symbolic power of construction materials... (From: https://digital.wolfsonian.org/WOLF068959/00001/citation)">https://digital.wolfsonian.org/WOLF06895...

Disappointed but also amused by the quick, throwaway "oh yeah we also have travertine and tufa". I demand equal recognition for ALL Roman building materials! #tufatweets

Here& #39;s a video of the exhibition opening. So much fanfare for rocks! Their 15 minutes of fame https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💎" title="Gem stone" aria-label="Emoji: Gem stone">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✨" title="Sparkles" aria-label="Emoji: Sparkles"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ns3X-LNcEY">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

@J_E_Barr beat me to tagging her in this thread. She is the only person I know who would also throw a party that grand for rocks https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😘" title="Face throwing a kiss" aria-label="Emoji: Face throwing a kiss">