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17%OFFAlan Micklethwaite - Restoration Stone Carving - 9780709090236 - V9780709090236
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Restoration Stone Carving

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Description for Restoration Stone Carving Hardcover. Alan Micklethwaite, a stone carver with many years' experience in the conservation of historic monuments and sculpture, introduces the reader to the techniques and methodology of restoration stone carving, from simple relief to complex sculpture in the round, set against a sound conservation philosophy. Num Pages: 256 pages, Approx 300 colour photos. BIC Classification: AFKC; TTVR; WFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 287 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1120.
Few decorative crafts can claim to be more ancient than stone carving, with the earliest carved objects being dated well into prehistory. The greatest monuments to human civilization, from the temples of ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt to the great cathedrals of Medieval Europe, are richly ornamented with decorative relief and sculpture carved in stone. Alan Micklethwaite, a stone carver with many years' experience in the conservation of historic monuments and sculpture, introduces the reader to the techniques and methodology of restoration stone carving, from simple relief to complex sculpture in the round, set against a sound conservation philosophy. The book ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Robert Hale
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780709090236
SKU
V9780709090236
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-48

About Alan Micklethwaite
Alan Micklethwaite is a highly respected freelance sculptor and stone carver with over twenty years experience in the field, which includes a post as head stone carver at Lincoln Cathedral. he has since carried out many commissions for new sculpture and monuments as well as countless pieces on cathedrals, churches and historic buildings throughout England. He is a member of ... Read more

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