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Monumental: A Stonemason's Tale
By (author) Simon Warrack
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Around the world and across the ages, the greatest and most lasting buildings have tended to be made of stone. The eminent English stonemason Simon Warrack has sought to conserve and maintain many of them for forty years, and in this glittering debut he tells the story behind some of the grandest monuments and buildings he’s worked on. He explains the joys and challenges of working with different kinds of stone (marble, granite, limestone, sandstone, travertine) and on ancient walls, majestic obelisks, and glorious temples, palaces, and churches from England to Ethiopia, Italy to Cambodia. He describes stonecutters’ tools and techniques as they’ve been passed down through the ages, and the wonder of working so intimately on monuments to human ingenuity and divine belief. Monumental is a delightful account of historic conservation at the level of chisel and stone, and a powerful argument for safeguarding our shared history.
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Publisher | WW Norton & Co
Published date | 8 Sep 2026
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Format | Hardback
Pages | 336
Dimensions | 229 x 152 x 0mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 0g
ISBN | 978-1-3240-7598-1
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