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Stereotomy

Stereotomy

French, Arthur Willard

Paperback

General ArchitectureGeneral World HistoryMasonry

ISBN10: 1444674501
ISBN13: 9781444674507
Publisher: Read Books
Published: Jan 26 2010
Pages: 134
Weight: 0.39
Height: 0.31 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Stereotomy is a comprehensive handbook on stereotomy, the art or technique of cutting stone, with chapters on quarrying, cutting, finishing, tools and equipment, masonry, and much more. Written in simple, plain language and profusely illustrated, this volume will be of considerable utility to modern readers with a practical interest in stone-cutting. Contents include: Description of Building Stones, Description of Trap, Granite, Limestone, Marble, Sandstone. Local Names. Artificial Stone, Quarrying, Method of Quarrying: by Hand-tools; by Explosives-The Drills., Stone-cutting Tools, Eighteen Hand-tools Illustrated and Described. Machine Tools., Methods of Finishing the Surfaces, etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete the original text and artwork. Stereotomy was first published in 1902.

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