This book, intended as a reference guide for conservators, restorers, art historians and archaeologists, describes the various phases of the working of stone and follows the basic techniques and some of the most used variants. Using a serious of stone monuments of different types and eras as illustrations, both the techniques and the ways of recording them are demonstrated. This book provides anyone who has an interest in looking at works of art in stone with a means of understanding the techniques which went into their making.
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Hardcover. Condition: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Cambridge University Press, 1993. Quarto. Hardcover. Book is like new with light toning to the page ends. Dust jacket is like new with light edgewear and very light creasing to the top of the spine. A wonderful copy of this reference guide to stone working and the work processes. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York. Seller Inventory # 319598
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Condition: Very Good. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket; Hardcover; Dust jacket is clean and intact with no tears, and has not been price-clipped, but does have minor sun-fading to the spine are of the jacket (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Light wear to the boards; The textblock edges are unblemished; The endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium-Large Format (Quatro, 9.75" - 10.75" tall); 2.1 lbs; Tan and red dust jacket with title in white lettering; 1994, Cambridge University Press; 329 pages; "The Art of Stoneworking: A Reference Guide," by Peter Rockwell. Seller Inventory # SKU-1588AC00207043
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