Stonemasonry

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Rustication architecture

In classical architecture rustication is a range of masonry techniques giving visible surfaces a finish that contrasts in texture with…

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Ashlar

Ashlar is finely dressed (cut, worked) masonry, either an individual stone that has been worked until squared or the masonry…

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Anathyrosis

Anathyrosis is the technical word for the ancient method of dressing the joints of stone blocks in dry stone construction,…

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Hardstone carving

Hardstone carving is a general term in art history and archaeology for the artistic carving of predominantly semi-precious stones (but…

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