Assertion: granite | /r/HasProperty | easier to work
Facets:
value: while ancient columns
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Giorgio Vasari noted in the 16th century that granite in quarries was "far softer and easier to work than after it has lain exposed" while ancient columns, because of their "hardness and solidity have nothing to fear from fire or sword, and time itself, that drives everything to ruin, not only has not destroyed them but has not even altered their colour.