Geosciences 2 | Ardoise et Coticule en Terre de Salm
Ardoise et coticule en Terre de Salm
Des pierres et des Hommes
Eric Goemaere (Editor)
Geosciences collection from the Geological Survey of Belgium
Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences
ISBN : 978-2-9600676-1-3
Format : 227 x 300mm, 4 colours, hard cover, 408p.
Prix de vente : 25,00 EUR + posting : 7,70 EUR (in Belgium)
Only available in French
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The Coticule and the Slate
The coticule, or razor hone, and the slate both contributed for centuries to the ‘Pays de Salm’ prosperity. Known for its outstanding qualities in metal sharpening, the unique Belgian razor hone has been exported worldwide. From the everyday object to the architectural design, the slate is everywhere and is a part of the daily life: slate can be shaped anyhow! These factories, still in business, left a permanent mark on the ‘Pays de Salm’.
Their history
Over 20 researchers in history, botanic, zoology and geology tell us about the geological formation of slate and razor hone, the history of the workshops, the several steps of the stone extraction from surface quarries, the transport through the underground tunnels, to the transformation process in finished product in the workshops. The technological progress and the living conditions of the workers follow the evolution of the society and European borders.
Nowadays, an amazing fauna and flora has settled in the underground cavities, the rock walls, and the waste rock piles. Many of these sites are classified as nature reserve and others should be worth getting this designation! The slate and the coticule are part of our present through our museums and the beauty of our architectural heritage, but also through the pursuance of the traditional extraction, an inheritance of our elder workmanship and its adaptation to present-day needs and tastes.
A Tribute
The multidisciplinary book is fully illustrated with old and recent photographs along with a lot of unpublished documents. It brings back memories and pays tribute to the work and know-how of men, women, industrialists and kids of the ‘Pays de Salm’.
2008 : International Year of Planet Earth
2008 was the International Year of Planet Earth. This book contributes to celebrate this event by reminding us of its exceptional uniqueness. Its ambition is to pass down a piece of the past to the younger generation in order to confer a future to their history.
Première partie: Géologie de l'Ardoise et du Coticule
- ...Vielsam : Un site géologique remarquable
(E. Goemaere, C. Mullard & X. Devleeschouwer) - ...Les phyllades ardoisiers de Vielsalm au cœur de la ville : Le gisement ardoisier de Vielsalm
(E. Goemaere, C. Mullard & X. Devleeschouwer) - ...L'ardoise de Vielsam : caractéristiques techniques et données récentes. Toujours une des meilleures !
(J.-P. Cnudde) - ...Le coticule, un matériau d’exception !
(E. Goemaere, C. Mullard, X. Devleeschouwer & J. Grogna) - ...La minéralogie des ardoisières de Vielsalm
(A. Hanson & J. Dehove)
Deuxième partie : Le travail des hommes
- ...L’extraction des ardoises en suivant le fil historique
(E. Goemaere, C. Mullard & X. Devleeschouwer) - ...Les techniques d’extraction et de façonnage de l’ardoise
(E. Goemaere, C. Mullard & X. Devleeschouwer) - ...L’historique de l’exploitation du coticule
(E. Goemaere, C. Mullard & X. Devleeschouwer) - ...Les techniques d’extraction du coticule
(E. Goemaere, C. Mullard & X. Devleeschouwer) - ...De la pierre brute à la pierre à rasoir
(E. Goemaere & C. Mullard) - ...Old Rock : une société, une carrière, une veine et un label de qualité
(J.-P. Offergeld, E. Offergeld & C. Offergeld) - ...Saint Clément, le saint patron des carrières d’ardoise et de coticule à Vielsalm
(E. Goemaere) - ...L’atelier Burton
(E. Goemaere) - ...L’atelier Minet de Sart-Lierneux
(E. Goemaere) - ...Les pierres à faux de Cierreux et Rogery, commune de Gouvy
(E. Goemaere)
Troisième partie : Le patrimoine biologique
- ...Importance chiroptérologique des sites souterrains artificiels du haut bassin du Glain
(J. Fairon & S. Lamotte) - ...L’intérêt botanique des anciennes exploitations de phyllades ardoisiers de Vielsalm
(S. Rouxhet, E. Serusiaux & J. Clesse) - ...L’avifaune du Thier des Carrières à Vielsalm
( B. Clesse)
Quatrième partie : Economie et patrimoine se conjuguent au présent
- ...La surveillance administrative des ardoisières, la tenue des plans, la sûreté et l’après-mine
(E. Goemaere) - ...La gestion des anciennes carrières souterraines d’ardoises et de coticule à l’aide d’un Système d’Information Géographique
(X. Devleeschouwer, E. Goemaere, & C. Mullard) - ...Uranium et radon en Pays de Salm – H.W. Vanderschueren
(E. Goemaere & P.-Y. Declercq) - ...De Burton-Rox à Ardenne Coticule : l’extraction et le façonnage continuent
(J. Grogna) - ...Du schiste d’Ottré à l’ottrélite impériale
(B. Wauthoz) - ...Le Musée du coticule : une perle du patrimoine industriel
(C. Legros) - ...Le patrimoine en schiste dans la région de Vielsalm
(C. Legros) - ...Pour en savoir plus
(E. Goemaere)
Authors and Co-authors
The book…
The book is placed under the scientific direction of Dr Sc Eric Goemaere, geologist at the Geological Survey of Belgium - Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences.
Authors and Co-authors
Bernard Clesse - Joseph Clesse - Jean-Pierre Cnudde - Pierre-Yves Declercq - José Dehove - Xavier Devleeshouwer - Jacques Fairon - Joseph Grogna - Eric Goemaere- Alain Hanson, Sandrine Lamotte, Charles Legros - Cyril Mullard - Jean-Pierre, Charles et Etienne Offergeld - Serge Rouxhet - Emmanuel Serusiaux - Hyacinthe W. Vanderschueren - Yves Vanbrabant et Bastien Wauthoz
To download a standard chapter of the book " Ardoise et Coticule " in PDF format, click here. In French only. This pdf will open in a new window
The selected extract deals with « L’Atelier Burton » by E. Goemaere
Mister Prosper Burton boxing Belgian coticule bouts (left picture) and examining sharpening stone at the store (right picture). Photograph: André Lejeune, end of the 70’s. Archives from the ‘Musée du Coticule’.
This book is available for sale at 25,00 €
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