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The author presents the story of the import of marble and limestone from the southern provinces of the Netherlands and their applying in small-scale architecture and stone sculpture created on so-called Polish lands from the Middle Ages to the second half of the 18th century. He discusses the types of imported stones, methods of their distribution, as well as the significance of these imports for art created on Polish lands. The article is provided with an appendix containing a list of architectural and sculptural works made of marble and limestone from the southern provinces of the Netherlands in the former Polish Republic and neighbouring countries in 14th – 18th centuries.