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Stone Carvers Master Craftsmen of Washington National Cathedral

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ISBN-10: 1588342476

ISBN-13: 9781588342478

Edition: N/A

Authors: Marjorie Hunt

List price: $19.95
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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. The book records the stone-carving process, highlighting the carvers' complex body of technical knowledgetheir opinions of various stones, their preferred tools for different stages of carving, and their techniques for achieving effects of light and shadow.
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Book details

List price: $19.95
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication date: 8/1/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 8.00" wide x 10.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English

Marjorie S. Hunt has been managing, writing, editing, and publishing books on Microsoft Office applications for almost 15 years. She began her retail publishing career at Microsoft Press, but has also written academic textbooks for Cengage Learning Course Technology.