Lave émaillée

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Pediment in lave émaillée (enamelled lava) by Paul Balze
Church of Saint-Laurent (Église Saint-Laurent)
Boulevard de Strasbourg / Boulevard de Magenta
Quartier de la Porte-Saint-Martin, 10th arrondissement
Paris, July 2012

“The adhesion of the enamel on the lava is total: after firing they become one indivisible body. On the enamelled surface a slight and uniform crazing appears (the craquelle, a similar effect to that on porcelain). It is an inevitable and characteristic feature, caused by the difference in dilatation between the enamel and stone during firing which does not affect colours or images and gives enamelled lava its natural ‘handcrafted’ aspect.” (Enamelled Lava, Signs and Lava)