‘Caen stone’ is a light creamy-yellow Jurassic limestone.
It was used in the construction of the late 11th century austere Norman Romanesque Church of Saint-Étienne, at the Abbaye-aux-Hommes (on the east side of Caen), that was founded by William the Conqueror. His tomb is located there. Location within France Caen is a city and a commune of northwestern France. ... King William I of England William I ( 1027–September 9, 1087), was King of England from 1066 to 1087. ...
The Norman Romanesque Church of La Trinité, at the Abbaye-aux-Dames (on the west side of the city), was founded by Matilda {William's wife). Her tomb is located there. Both structures were unscathed by the war.
Both abbeys are beautiful structures done in the Norman Romanesque style, This article talks about the Norman people. ...
This stone was also a popular building material with the Normans in England.
Caen is the seat of a court of appeal, of a court of assizes and of a prefect.
During the Wars of Religion, Caen embraced the reform; in the succeeding century its prosperity was shattered by the revocation of the edict of Nantes (1685).
Rubbed Work.For this finish the surface of the stone is previously brought with the chisel to a level and approximately smooth face, and then the surface is rubbed until it is quite smooth with a piece of grit stone aided by fine sand and water as a lubricant.
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