Textbook Discounter: Architecture: The Stone Carvers: Master Craftsmen of Washington National Cathedral

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The Stone Carvers: Master Craftsmen of Washington National Cathedral
	Author: Marjorie Hunt Publisher: Smithsonian Category: Book List Price: ~~$19.95~~ Buy New: $12.25 You Save: $7.70 (39%) New (18) Used (7) from $12.25 Rating: 3 reviews Sales Rank: 970428 Media: Paperback Pages: 200 Number Of Items: 1 Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6 Dimensions (in): 10.4 x 8.2 x 0.6 ISBN: 1588342476 Dewey Decimal Number: 729 EAN: 9781588342478 ASIN: 1588342476 Publication Date: August 1, 2007 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Shipping: Expedited shipping available Shipping: International shipping available Condition: Brand new Book, ALL days Low Price !


Editorial Reviews: Product Description Marjorie Hunt presents the lives and careers of two Italian-American master stone carvers, Roger Morigi and Vincent Palumbo, who have spent decades creating the sculptural works, such as gargoyles, grotesques, capitals, pinnacles, saints, and angels, that embellish Washington National Cathedral. Exploring the carvers' underlying aesthetic attitudes, Hunt reveals the spirit of creativity and mastery that infuses their work. She describes their backgrounds and apprenticeships in Italy, showing how memory and tradition continue to shape their art. The book records the stone-carving process, highlighting the carvers' complex body of technical knowledge---their opinions of various stones, their preferred tools for different stages of carving, and their techniques for achieving effects of light and shadow.