{"product_id":"stone-ancient-craft-to-modern-mastery-richard-rhodes-hardcover","title":"Stone: Ancient Craft to Modern Mastery -- Richard Rhodes, Hardcover","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eIn this perceptive and illustrative look at the expressive and practical use of stone throughout history, Richard Rhodes unlocks the underlying principles of this ancient material--and explains the closely guarded \"Sacred Rules\" of the Freemasons guild for the first time ever.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe relationship between mankind and stone is elemental and deeply ingrained in us all. Stone, after all, has been the primary building material for more than five thousand years of human history, and it continues to record our triumphs and failures. In this searching history, Rhodes--a sculptor, stonemason, and scholar of stonework--explores how stone is best used today and throughout history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eStone\u003c\/i\u003e presents the closely kept \"Sacred Rules\" developed over centuries by the medieval Freemason guild, previously available only to the initiated. Here, the rules are explained through historical examples and photographs. In these times of rapid development and expansive urbanization, Rhodes implores us to explore the essential qualities of stone that emerge from the Sacred Rules, not only to rediscover the ancient and traditional knowledge that governed its use for so long but also to find a roadmap for how future generations might thoughtfully recapture the power this material offers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMOST RENOWNED STONEMASON IN THE U.S.: Richard Rhodes apprenticed as a stonemason in Siena, Italy, after graduate studies at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. As the first non-Italian admitted into Siena's ancient masonic guild in 726 years, he is known throughout the sculpture and stone community as the \"last apprentice.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e HISTORICAL EDUCATION: A nationally acclaimed lecturer and educator, Rhodes has shared his deep knowledge of the history of stone and stonemasonry through convention addresses to the American Institute of Architects and the Association of Professional Landscape Designers, a five-lecture educational series to the Institute of Classical Architecture in both New York and San Francisco, and lectures to the Building Stone Institute and many public and private universities. His work has been featured in \u003ci\u003eArchitectural Digest\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eArchitectural Record\u003c\/i\u003e, MSNBC, \u003ci\u003eThe Globe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGreenwich Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Globe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e, among many others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e EXPERT CONTRIBUTOR: The book includes a foreword by Paul Goldberger, a contributing editor at \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e and previous architecture critic for both the\u003ci\u003e New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, where he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize. He is the author of many books, including \u003ci\u003eWhy Architecture Matters\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Richard Rhodes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Princeton Architectural Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6\/10\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.29 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10.1\" H x 8.2\" L x 1\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781797230085\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flowerburst","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50829263995184,"sku":"9781797230085","price":53.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2712\/8368\/files\/9781797230085.jpg?v=1774381386","url":"https:\/\/flowerburst.co\/products\/stone-ancient-craft-to-modern-mastery-richard-rhodes-hardcover","provider":"Flowerburst","version":"1.0","type":"link"}